The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
grub-mkconfig — Generate a GRUB configuration file. Synopsis grub-mkconfig [-o | –output=FILE] Description grub-mkconfig generates a configuration file for GRUB. Options –output=FILE Write generated output to FILE. See Also info grub
grub-macbless — Mac-style bless utility for HFS or HFS+ Synopsis grub-macbless [-p | –ppc] [-v | –verbose] [-x | –x86] FILE Description grub-mkimage blesses a file on an HFS or HFS+ file system, so that it can be used to boot a Mac. Options –ppc Bless the file for use on PPC-based Macs. –verbose Print…
grub-install — Install GRUB on a device. Synopsis grub-install [–modules=MODULES] [–install-modules=MODULES] [–themes=THEMES] [–fonts=FONTS] [–locales=LOCALES] [–compress[=no,xz,gz,lzo]] [-d | –directory=DIR] [–grub-mkimage=FILE] [–boot-directory=DIR] [–target=TARGET] [–grub-setup=FILE] [–grub-mkrelpath=FILE] [–grub-probe=FILE] [–allow-floppy] [–recheck] [–force] [–force-file-id] [–disk-module=MODULE] [–no-nvram] [–removable] [–bootloader-id=ID] [–efi-directory=DIR] INSTALL_DEVICE Description grub-install installs GRUB onto a device. This includes copying GRUB images into the target directory (generally /boot/grub), and on some…
grub-bios-setup — Set up images to boot from a device. Synopsis grub-bios-setup [-a | –allow-floppy] [-b | –boot-image=FILE] [-c | –core-image=FILE] [-d | –directory=DIR] [-f | –force] [-m | –device-map=FILE] [-s | –skip-fs-probe] [-v | –verbose] DEVICE Description You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead. Options –allow-floppy Make the device also…
grub – the grub shell Synopsis grub [OPTION]… Description Enter the GRand Unified Bootloader command shell. –batch turn on batch mode for non-interactive use –boot-drive=DRIVE specify stage2 boot_drive [default=0x0] –config-file=FILE specify stage2 config_file [default=/boot/grub/grub.conf] –device-map=FILE use the device map file FILE –help display this message and exit –hold wait until a debugger will attach –install-partition=PAR…
grub-terminfo – Generate a terminfo command from a terminfo name Synopsis grub-terminfo TERMNAME Description Generate a terminfo command from a terminfo name. -h, –help print this message and exit -v, –version print the version information and exit Reporting Bugs Report bugs to <bug-grub [at] gnu.org>. See Also The full documentation for grub-terminfo is maintained as…
grub-set-default – set the saved default boot entry for GRUB Synopsis grub-set-default [,OPTION/] ,MENU_ENTRY/ Description Set the default boot menu entry for GRUB. This requires setting GRUB_DEFAULT=saved in ,/etc/default/grub/. -h, –help print this message and exit -V, –version print the version information and exit –boot-directory=,DIR/ expect GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the…
grub-reboot – set the default boot entry for GRUB, for the next boot only Synopsis grub-reboot [,OPTION/] ,MENU_ENTRY/ Description Set the default boot menu entry for GRUB, for the next boot only. -h, –help print this message and exit -V, –version print the version information and exit –boot-directory=,DIR/ expect GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub…
grub-probe – probe device information for GRUB Synopsis grub-probe [,OPTION/…] [,OPTION/]… [,PATH|DEVICE/] Description Probe device information for a given path (or device, if the -d option is given). -0 separate items in output using ASCII NUL characters -d, –device given argument is a system device, not a path -m, –device-map=,FILE/ use FILE as the device…
grub-mkdevicemap – make a device map file automatically Synopsis grub-mkdevicemap [,OPTION/]… Description Generate a device map file automatically. -n, –no-floppy do not probe any floppy drive -s, –probe-second-floppy probe the second floppy drive -m, –device-map=,FILE/ use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map] -h, –help display this message and exit -V, –version print version information and…
grub-mkconfig – generate a GRUB configuration file Synopsis grub-mkconfig [,OPTION/] Description Generate a grub config file -o, –output=,FILE/ output generated config to FILE [default=stdout] -h, –help print this message and exit -V, –version print the version information and exit Reporting Bugs Report bugs to <bug-grub [at] gnu.org>. See Also grub-install(8) The full documentation for grub-mkconfig…
grub-md5-crypt – Encrypt a password in MD5 format Synopsis grub-md5-crypt [OPTION] Description Encrypt a password in MD5 format. -h, –help print this message and exit -v, –version print the version information and exit –grub-shell=FILE use FILE as the grub shell Reporting Bugs Report bugs to <bug-grub [at] gnu.org>. See Also The full documentation for grub-md5-crypt…
grub-macbless – bless a mac file/directory Synopsis grub-macbless [,OPTION/…] ,–ppc PATH|–x86 FILE/ Description Mac-style bless on HFS or HFS+ -p, –ppc bless for ppc-based macs -v, –verbose print verbose messages. -x, –x86 bless for x86-based macs -?, –help give this help list –usage give a short usage message -V, –version print program version Reporting Bugs…
grub-install – install GRUB to a device Synopsis grub-install [,OPTION/…] [,OPTION/] [,INSTALL_DEVICE/] Description Install GRUB on your drive. –compress=,no/|xz|gz|lzo compress GRUB files [optional] –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/<platform>] –fonts=,FONTS/ install FONTS [default=unicode] –install-modules=,MODULES/ install only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all] -k, –pubkey=,FILE/…
grub-bios-setup – set up a device to boot using GRUB Synopsis grub-bios-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…
pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv – convert to and from shadow passwords and groups Synopsis pwconv [options] pwunconv [options] grpconv [options] grpunconv [options] Description The pwconv command creates shadow from passwd and an optionally existing shadow. The pwunconv command creates passwd from passwd and shadow and then removes shadow. The grpconv command creates gshadow from group…
pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv – convert to and from shadow passwords and groups Synopsis pwconv [options] pwunconv [options] grpconv [options] grpunconv [options] Description The pwconv command creates shadow from passwd and an optionally existing shadow. The pwunconv command creates passwd from passwd and shadow and then removes shadow. The grpconv command creates gshadow from group…
grpck – verify integrity of group files Synopsis grpck [options] [group [ shadow ]] Description The grpck command verifies the integrity of the groups information. It checks that all entries in /etc/group and /etc/gshadow have the proper format and contain valid data. The user is prompted to delete entries that are improperly formatted or which have other uncorrectable…
groupmod – modify a group definition on the system Synopsis groupmod [options] GROUP Description The groupmod command modifies the definition of the specified GROUP by modifying the appropriate entry in the group database. Options The options which apply to the groupmod command are: -g, –gid GID The group ID of the given GROUP will be changed…
groupmems – administer members of a user’s primary group Synopsis groupmems -a user_name | -d user_name | [-g group_name] | -l | -p Description The groupmems command allows a user to administer their own group membership list without the requirement of superuser privileges. The groupmems utility is for systems that configure its users to be in their own…