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    GRUB-MKRESCUE

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    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 <[email protected]>.  

    Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.

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