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/usr/bin/grub-mkstandalone

the grand unified bootloader

From grub 2.16-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running grub-mkstandalone --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage: grub-mkstandalone [OPTION...] [OPTION] SOURCE...
Generate a standalone image (containing all modules) in the selected format

      --appended-signature-size=SIZE
                             Add a note segment reserving SIZE bytes for an
                             appended signature
      --compress=no|xz|gz|lzo   compress GRUB files [optional]
      --disable-cli          disabled command line interface access
      --disable-shim-lock    disable shim_lock verifier
      --dtb=FILE             embed a specific DTB
  -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
      --sbat=FILE            SBAT metadata
      --themes=THEMES        install THEMES [default=starfield]
  -v, --verbose              print verbose messages.
  -x, --x509key=FILE         embed FILE as an x509 certificate for appended
                             signature checking
      --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-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
  -?, --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.

Graft point syntax (E.g. /boot/grub/grub.cfg=./grub.cfg) is accepted. The path
on the right must point to a regular file.

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
Options (21)
OptionDescriptionSource
--appended-signature-size SIZEAdd a note segment reserving SIZE bytes for an appended signaturehelp
--compress no|xz|gz|lzocompress GRUB files [optional]help
--disable-clidisabled command line interface accesshelp
--disable-shim-lockdisable shim_lock verifierhelp
--dtb FILEembed a specific DTBhelp
-d, --directory DIRuse images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]help
--fonts FONTSinstall FONTS [default=unicode]help
--install-modules MODULESinstall only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all]help
-k, --pubkey FILEembed FILE as public key for signature checkinghelp
--locales LOCALESinstall only LOCALES [default=all]help
--modules MODULESpre-load specified modules MODULEShelp
--sbat FILESBAT metadatahelp
--themes THEMESinstall THEMES [default=starfield]help
-v, --verboseprint verbose messages.help
-x, --x509key FILEembed FILE as an x509 certificate for appended signature checkinghelp
--core-compress xz|none|autochoose the compression to use for core imagehelp
-o, --output FILEsave output in FILE [required]help
-O, --format FILEgenerate 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,…help
-?, --helpgive this help listhelp
--usagegive a short usage messagehelp
-V, --versionprint program versionhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.