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GRUBBY(8) GRUBBY(8)
NAME
grubby - command line tool for configuring grub, lilo, and elilo
SYNOPSIS
grubby [--add-kernel=kernel-path] [--args=args]
[--bad-image-okay] [--boot-filesystem=bootfs]
[--bootloader-probe] [--config-file path]
[--copy-default] [--default-kernel]
[--grub] [--lilo] [--yaboot] [--silo] [--zipl]
[--info=kernel-path] [--initrd=initrd-path]
[--make-default] [-o path] [--version]
[--remove-kernel=kernel-path] [--remove-args=args]
[--set-default=kernel-path] [--title=entry-title]
[--add-multiboot=multiboot-path] [--mbargs=args]
[--remove-multiboot=multiboot-path] [--remove-mbargs=args]
DESCRIPTION
grubby is a command line tool for updating and displaying information about the
configuration files for the grub, lilo, elilo (ia64), yaboot (powerpc) and zipl
(s390) boot loaders. It is primarily designed to be used from scripts which install
new kernels and need to find information about the current boot environment.
On Intel x86 platforms, grub is the default bootloader and the configuration file
is in /boot/grub/grub.conf. On Intel ia64 platforms, elilo mode is used and the
default location for the configuration file is /boot/grub/grub.conf. On PowerPC
platforms, yaboot parsing is used and the configuration file should be in
/etc/yaboot.conf.
There are a number of ways to specify the kernel used for --info, --remove-kernel,
and --update-kernel. Specificying DEFAULT or ALL selects the default entry and all
of the entries, respectively. If a comma separated list of numbers is given, the
boot entries indexed by those numbers are selected. Finally, the title of a boot
entry may be specified by using TITLE=title as the argument; all entries with that
title are used.
OPTIONS
--add-kernel=kernel-path
Add a new boot entry for the kernel located at kernel-path.
--args=kernel-args
When a new kernel is added, this specifies the command line arguments which
should be passed to the kernel by default (note they are merged with the
arguments from the template if --copy-default is used). When --update-ker-
nel is used, this specifies new arguments to add to the argument list. Mul-
tiple, space separated arguments may be used. If an argument already exists
the new value replaces the old values. The root= kernel argument gets spe-
cial handling if the configuration file has special handling for specifying
the root filesystem (like lilo.conf does).
--bad-image-okay
When grubby is looking for a entry to use for something (such as a template
or a default boot entry) it uses sanity checks, such as ensuring that the
kernel exists in the filesystem, to make sure entries that obviously won’t
work aren’t selected. This option overrides that behavior, and is designed
primarily for testing.
--boot-filesystem=bootfs
The grub boot loader expects file paths listed in it’s configuration path to
be relative to the top of the filesystem they are on, rather then relative
to the current root filesystem. By default grubby searches the list of cur-
rently mounted filesystems to determine this. If this option is given grubby
acts as if the specified filesystem was the filesystem containing the kernel
(this option is designed primarily for testing).
--bootloader-probe
grubby tries to determine if grub or lilo is currently installed. When one
of those bootloaders is found the name of that bootloader is displayed on
stdout. Both could be installed (on different devices), and grubby will
print out the names of both bootloaders, one per line. The probe for grub
requires a commented out boot directive grub.conf identical to the standard
directive in the lilo configuration file. If this is not present grubby will
assume grub is not installed (note that anaconda places this directive in
grub.conf files it creates). This option is only available on ia32 plat-
forms.
--config-file=path
Use path as the configuration file rather then the default.
--copy-default
grubby will copy as much information (such as kernel arguments and root
device) as possible from the current default kernel. The kernel path and
initrd path will never be copied.
--default-kernel
Display the full path to the current default kernel and exit.
--elilo
Use an elilo style configuration file.
--grub Use a grub style configuration file instead of lilo style. This is the
default on ia32 platforms.
--info=kernel-path
Display information on all boot entries which match kernel-path. I
--initrd=initrd-path
Use initrd-path as the path to an initial ram disk for a new kernel being
added.
--lilo Use a lilo style configuration file.
--make-default
Make the new kernel entry being added the default entry.
--remove-args=kernel-args
The arguments specified by kernel-args are removed from the kernels speci-
fied by --update-kernel. The root argument gets special handling for config-
uration files that support separate root filesystem configuration.
--remove-kernel=kernel-path
Removes all boot entries which match kernel-path. This may be used along
with --add-kernel, in which case the new kernel being added will never be
removed.
--set-default=kernel-path
The first entry which boots the specified kernel is made the default boot
entry.
--title=entry-title
When a new kernel entry is added entry-title is used as the title (lilo
label) for the entry. If entry-title is longer then maximum length allowed
by the bootloader (15 for lilo, unlimited for grub and elilo) the title is
shortened to a (unique) entry.
--update-kernel=kernel-path
The entries for kernels matching kernel-path are updated. Currently the only
items that can be updated is the kernel argument list, which is modified via
the --args and --remove-args options.
--version
Display the version of grubby being run and then exit immediately.
--yaboot
Use an yaboot style configuration file.
--zipl Use an zipl style configuration file.
MULTIBOOT OPTIONS
The Multiboot Specification provides a genreic interface for boot loaders and oper-
ating systems. It is supported by the GRUB bootloader.
--add-multiboot=multiboot-path
Add a new boot entry for the multiboot kernel located at multiboot-path.
Note that this is generally accompanied with a --add-kernel option.
--remove-multiboot=multiboot-path
Removes all boot entries which match multiboot-path.
--mbargs=multiboot-args
When a new multiboot kernel is added, this specifies the command line argu-
ments which should be passed to that kernel by default When --update-kernel
is used, this specifies new arguments to add to the argument list. Multiple,
space separated arguments may be used. If an argument already exists the new
value replaces the old values.
--remove-mbargs=multiboot-args
The arguments specified by multiboot-args are removed from the kernels spec-
ified by --update-kernel.
BUGS
The command line syntax is more then a little baroque. This probably won’t be fixed
as grubby is only intended to be called from shell scripts which can get it right.
SEE ALSO
grub(8), lilo(8), yaboot(8), mkinitrd(8)
AUTHORS
Erik Troan <ewt AT redhat.com>
Jeremy Katz <katzj AT redhat.com>
Tue Jan 18 2005 GRUBBY(8)
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