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GRUB-MKRESCUE(1)		  User Commands 		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/local/lib/grub/<plat-
	    form>]

     --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/local/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 op-
     tional 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 di-
     rectories, 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.

GRUB 2.02~beta2 		    June 2026			GRUB-MKRESCUE(1)

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