GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)

NAME
grub-mkimage - make a bootable image of GRUB

SYNOPSIS
grub-mkimage [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [MODULES]

DESCRIPTION
Make a bootable image of GRUB.

-c, --config=FILE
    embed FILE as an early config

-C, --compression=(xz|none|auto)
    choose the compression to use for core image

--disable-cli
    disable command line interface access

--disable-shim-lock
    disable shim_lock verifier

-d, --directory=DIR
    use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]

-D, --dtb=FILE
    embed FILE as a device tree (DTB)

-k, --pubkey=FILE
    embed FILE as public key for signature checking

-m,                              --memdisk=FILE
    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

-n, --note
    add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275

-o, --output=FILE
    output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]

-O, --format=FORMAT
    generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-xen_pvh, 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-coreboot-vexpress, arm-coreboot-veyron, arm-efi, arm64-efi, loongarch64-efi, riscv32-efi, riscv64-efi

-p, --prefix=DIR
    set prefix directory

-s, --sbat=FILE
    SBAT metadata

-v, --verbose
    print verbose messages.

-?, --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.

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

SEE ALSO
grub-install(8), grub-mkrescue(1), grub-mknetdir(8)

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

    info grub-mkimage

should give you access to the complete manual.