grub-mknetdir1
Prepare a grub netboot directory.
Usage
grub-mknetdir [OPTION ...]
Overview
Prepares GRUB network boot images at net_directory/subdir assuming net_directory being TFTP root.
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--appended-signature-size=SIZE -
Add a note segment reserving SIZE bytes for an appended signature
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--compress=no|xz|gz|lzo -
compress GRUB files [optional]
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--disable-cli -
disabled command line interface access
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--disable-shim-lock -
disable shim_lock verifier
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--dtb=FILE -
embed a specific DTB
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-d, --directory=DIR -
use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]
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--fonts=FONTS -
install FONTS [default=unicode]
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--install-modules=MODULES -
install only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all]
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-k, --pubkey=FILE -
embed FILE as public key for signature checking
--locale-directory=DIR use translations under DIR-
[default=/usr/share/locale]
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--locales=LOCALES -
install only LOCALES [default=all]
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--modules=MODULES -
pre-load specified modules MODULES
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--sbat=FILE -
SBAT metadata
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--themes=THEMES -
install THEMES [default=starfield]
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-v, --verbose -
print verbose messages.
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-x, --x509key=FILE -
embed FILE as an x509 certificate for appended signature checking
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--core-compress=xz|none|auto -
choose the compression to use for core image
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--net-directory=DIR -
root directory of TFTP server
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--subdir=DIR -
relative subdirectory on network server
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-?, --help -
give this help list
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--usage -
give a short usage message
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-V, --version -
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
Prepares GRUB network boot images at net_directory/subdir assuming net_directory being TFTP root.
Releases
7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 6 times.
--appended-signature-size since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--disable-cli since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--disable-shim-lock since Debian 10 (Buster);
--dtb since Debian 10 (Buster);
--sbat since Debian 10 (Buster);
--x509key since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-x since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.