GRUB-INSTALL

Section: FSF (8)
Updated: May 2005
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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 <[email protected]>.