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-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.