## NAME

grub-mkrescue - make a GRUB rescue image

## 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 <bug-xorriso@gnu.org>.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

## SEE ALSO

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.