grub-install (8)

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NAME

grub-install - install GRUB on your drive

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

--root-directory=DIR

install GRUB images under the directory DIR instead of the root directory

--grub-shell=FILE

use FILE as the grub shell

--no-floppy

do not probe any floppy drive

--force-lba

force GRUB to use LBA mode even for a buggy BIOS

--recheck

probe a device map even if it already exists

INSTALL_DEVICE can be a GRUB device name or a system device filename.

grub-install copies GRUB images into the DIR/boot directory specfied by --root-directory, and uses the grub shell to install grub into the boot sector.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

grub(8), update-grub(8).

The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo manual in the grub-legacy-doc package. 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.

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