SYNOPSIS

grub-mkrescue [\,OPTION\/...] [\,OPTION\/] \,SOURCE\/...

DESCRIPTION

Make GRUB CD-ROM, disk, pendrive and floppy bootable image.

--compress[=\,no\/,xz,gz,lzo]

compress GRUB files [optional]

-d, --directory=\,DIR\/

use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]

--fonts=\,FONTS\/

install FONTS [default=unicode]

--install-modules=\,MODULES\/

install only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all]

-k, --pubkey=\,FILE\/

embed FILE as public key for signature checking

--locale-directory=\,DIR\/ use translations under DIR

[default=/usr/share/locale]

--locales=\,LOCALES\/

install only LOCALES [default=all]

--modules=\,MODULES\/

pre-load specified modules MODULES

--themes=\,THEMES\/

install THEMES [default=starfield]

-v, --verbose

print verbose messages.

--arcs-boot

enable ARCS (big-endian mips machines, mostly SGI) boot. Disables HFS+, APM, sparc64 and boot as disk image for i386-pc

--core-compress=\,xz\/|none|auto

choose the compression to use for core image

--label-bgcolor=\,COLOR\/

use COLOR for label background

--label-color=\,COLOR\/

use COLOR for label

--label-font=\,FILE\/

use FILE as font for label

-o, --output=\,FILE\/

save output in FILE [required]

--product-name=\,STRING\/

use STRING as product name

--product-version=\,STRING\/

use STRING as product version

--rom-directory=\,DIR\/

save ROM images in DIR [optional]

--sparc-boot

enable sparc boot. Disables HFS+, APM, ARCS and boot as disk image for i386-pc

--xorriso=\,FILE\/

use FILE as xorriso [optional]

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Generates a bootable CD/USB/floppy image. Arguments other than options to this program are passed to xorriso, and indicate source files, source directories, or any of the mkisofs options listed by the output of `xorriso -as mkisofs -help'.

Option -- switches to native xorriso command mode.

Mail xorriso support requests to <[email protected]>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

RELATED TO grub-mkrescue…

grub-mkimage(1)

The full documentation for grub-mkrescue is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mkrescue programs are properly installed at your site, the command

  • info grub-mkrescue

should give you access to the complete manual.