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GRUB-SETUP

Section: System Administration Utilities (8)
Updated: September 2012
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NAME

grub-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB  

SYNOPSIS

grub-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE  

DESCRIPTION

Set up images to boot from DEVICE.

You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead.

-a, --allow-floppy

Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.

-b, --boot-image=FILE

Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]

-c, --core-image=FILE

Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]

-d, --directory=DIR

Use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]

-f, --force

Install even if problems are detected

-m, --device-map=FILE

Use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]

-r, --root-device=DEV

Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]

-s, --skip-fs-probe

Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE

-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.

DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).  

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.  

SEE ALSO

grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)

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

info grub-setup

should give you access to the complete manual.

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SYNOPSIS

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REPORTING BUGS

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