Manual: grub-mkstandalone

GRUB-MKSTANDALONE(1)					User Commands					GRUB-MKSTANDALONE(1)

NAME
       grub-mkstandalone - make a memdisk-based GRUB image

SYNOPSIS
       grub-mkstandalone [OPTION...] [OPTION] SOURCE...

DESCRIPTION
       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/]

       --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-core‐
	      boot-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

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

SEE ALSO
       grub-mkimage(1)

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

	      info grub-mkstandalone

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GRUB 2.14-2ubuntu2					 March 2026					GRUB-MKSTANDALONE(1)