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.

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.