{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "GRUB-MKIMAGE", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GRUB-MKIMAGE/1/json", "generated": "2026-06-13T22:59:28Z", "synopsis": "grub-mkimage [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [MODULES]", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "grub-mkimage - make a bootable image of GRUB\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "grub-mkimage [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [MODULES]\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "Make a bootable image of GRUB.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "-c --config", "content": "embed FILE as an early config\n", "flag": "-c", "long": "--config" }, { "name": "-C --compression=", "content": "choose the compression to use for core image\n", "flag": "-C" }, { "name": "-d --directory", "content": "use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/]\n", "flag": "-d", "long": "--directory" }, { "name": "--disable-shim-lock", "content": "disable shimlock verifier\n", "long": "--disable-shim-lock" }, { "name": "-D --dtb", "content": "embed FILE as a device tree (DTB)\n", "flag": "-D", "long": "--dtb" }, { "name": "-k --pubkey", "content": "embed FILE as public key for signature checking\n", "flag": "-k", "long": "--pubkey" }, { "name": "-m --memdisk", "content": "embed FILE as a memdisk image\n\nImplies `-p (memdisk)/boot/grub' and overrides\n\nany prefix supplied previously, but the prefix\nitself can be overridden by later options\n", "flag": "-m", "long": "--memdisk" }, { "name": "-n --note", "content": "add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--note" }, { "name": "-o --output", "content": "output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]\n", "flag": "-o", "long": "--output" }, { "name": "-O --format", "content": "generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc,\ni386-xenpvh, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-eltorito, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu,\nx8664-efi, i386-xen, x8664-xen, mipsel-yeeloong-flash, mipsel-fuloong2f-flash,\nmipsel-loongson-elf, powerpc-ieee1275, sparc64-ieee1275-raw, sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,\nsparc64-ieee1275-aout, ia64-efi, mips-arc, mipsel-arc, mipsel-qemumips-elf,\nmips-qemumips-flash, mipsel-qemumips-flash, mips-qemumips-elf, arm-uboot, arm-core‐\nboot-vexpress, arm-coreboot-veyron, arm-efi, arm64-efi, riscv32-efi, riscv64-efi\n", "flag": "-O", "long": "--format" }, { "name": "-p --prefix", "content": "set prefix directory\n", "flag": "-p", "long": "--prefix" }, { "name": "-s --sbat", "content": "SBAT metadata\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--sbat" }, { "name": "-v --verbose", "content": "print verbose messages.\n\n-?, --help\ngive this help list\n", "flag": "-v", "long": "--verbose" }, { "name": "--usage", "content": "give a short usage message\n", "long": "--usage" }, { "name": "-V --version", "content": "print program version\n\nMandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corre‐\nsponding short options.\n", "flag": "-V", "long": "--version" } ] }, "REPORTING BUGS": { "content": "Report bugs to .\n", "subsections": [] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "grub-install(8), grub-mkrescue(1), grub-mknetdir(8)\n\nThe full documentation for grub-mkimage is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and\ngrub-mkimage programs are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo grub-mkimage\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nGRUB 2.06-2ubuntu7.2 December 2022 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)", "subsections": [] } }, "summary": "grub-mkimage - make a bootable image of GRUB", "flags": [ { "flag": "-c", "long": "--config", "arg": null, "description": "embed FILE as an early config" }, { "flag": "-C", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "choose the compression to use for core image" }, { "flag": "-d", "long": "--directory", "arg": null, "description": "use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/]" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--disable-shim-lock", "arg": null, "description": "disable shimlock verifier" }, { "flag": "-D", "long": "--dtb", "arg": null, "description": "embed FILE as a device tree (DTB)" }, { "flag": "-k", "long": "--pubkey", "arg": null, "description": "embed FILE as public key for signature checking" }, { "flag": "-m", "long": "--memdisk", "arg": null, "description": "embed FILE as a memdisk image Implies `-p (memdisk)/boot/grub' and overrides any prefix supplied previously, but the prefix itself can be overridden by later options" }, { "flag": "-n", "long": "--note", "arg": null, "description": "add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275" }, { "flag": "-o", "long": "--output", "arg": null, "description": "output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]" }, { "flag": "-O", "long": "--format", "arg": null, "description": "generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-xenpvh, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-eltorito, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x8664-efi, i386-xen, x8664-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-qemumips-elf, mips-qemumips-flash, mipsel-qemumips-flash, mips-qemumips-elf, arm-uboot, arm-core‐ boot-vexpress, arm-coreboot-veyron, arm-efi, arm64-efi, riscv32-efi, riscv64-efi" }, { "flag": "-p", "long": "--prefix", "arg": null, "description": "set prefix directory" }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--sbat", "arg": null, "description": "SBAT metadata" }, { "flag": "-v", "long": "--verbose", "arg": null, "description": "print verbose messages. -?, --help give this help list" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--usage", "arg": null, "description": "give a short usage message" }, { "flag": "-V", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corre‐ sponding short options." } ], "examples": [], "see_also": [ { "name": "grub-install", "section": "8", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grub-install/8/json" }, { "name": "grub-mkrescue", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grub-mkrescue/1/json" }, { "name": "grub-mknetdir", "section": "8", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grub-mknetdir/8/json" } ] }