NAME

grub-mkstandalone - make a memdisk-based GRUB image

SYNOPSIS

grub-mkstandalone [,OPTION/...] [,OPTION/] ,SOURCE/...

DESCRIPTION

Generate a standalone image (containing all modules) in the selected format

--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.

--core-compress=,xz/|none|auto choose the compression to use for core image

-o, --output=,FILE/ save output in FILE [required]

-O, --format=,FILE/ generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-eltorito, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, i386-xen, x86_64-xen, mipsel-yeeloong-flash, mipsel-fuloong2f-flash, mipsel-loongson-elf, powerpc-ieee1275, sparc64-ieee1275-raw, sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore, sparc64-ieee1275-aout, ia64-efi, mips-arc, mipsel-arc, mipsel-qemu_mips-elf, mips-qemu_mips-flash, mipsel-qemu_mips-flash, mips-qemu_mips-elf, arm-uboot, arm-efi, arm64-efi

-?, --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.

Graft point syntax (E.g. ,/boot/grub/grub/.cfg=./grub.cfg) is accepted

REPORTING BUGS

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

SEE ALSO

grub-mkimage (1)

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

info grub-mkstandalone

should give you access to the complete manual.