GRUB-INSTALL(8) System Administration Utilities GRUB-INSTALL(8)NAME
grub-install - install GRUB to a device
SYNOPSIS
grub-install [OPTION] [INSTALL_DEVICE]
DESCRIPTION
Install GRUB on your drive.
-h, --help
print this message and exit
-v, --version
print the version information and exit
--modules=MODULES
pre-load specified modules MODULES
--boot-directory=DIR
install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub2 instead of the
/boot/grub2 directory
--target=TARGET
install GRUB for TARGET platform [default=current]
--directory=DIR
use GRUB images from DIR. Takes precedence over target
--grub-setup=FILE
use FILE as grub-setup
--grub-mkimage=FILE
use FILE as grub-mkimage
--grub-mkrelpath=FILE
use FILE as grub-mkrelpath
--grub-probe=FILE
use FILE as grub-probe
--allow-floppy
make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX
devices). May break on some BIOSes.
--recheck
delete device map if it already exists
--force
install even if problems are detected
--force-file-id
use identifier file even if UUID is available
--disk-module=MODULE
disk module to use (biosdisk or native). This option is only
available on BIOS target.
--no-nvram
don't update the `boot-device' NVRAM variable. This option is
only available on IEEE1275 targets.
--removable
the installation device is removable. This option is only avail‐
able on EFI.
--bootloader-id=ID
the ID of bootloader. This option is only available on EFI.
--efi-directory=DIR
use DIR as the EFI System Partition root.
INSTALL_DEVICE must be system device filename.
grub-install copies GRUB images into /boot/grub2, and uses grub-setup
to install grub into the boot sector.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSOgrub-mkconfig(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-setup(8), grub-mkrescue(1)
The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo man‐
ual. If the info and grub-install programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info grub-install
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-install (GRUB) 2.00 September 2014 GRUB-INSTALL(8)
