GRUB-MKRESCUE(1)

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 <bug-xorriso@gnu.org>.

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

SEE ALSO
grub-mkimage(1)

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

    info grub-mkrescue

should give you access to the complete manual.