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.TH GRUB-EMU "1" "May 2024" "GRUB 2.06" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
grub-emu \- GRUB emulator
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B grub-emu
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
GRUB emulator.
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIR\/\fR
use GRUB files in the directory DIR
[default=/boot/grub2]
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-hold\fR[=\fI\,SECS\/\fR]
wait until a debugger will attach
.TP
\fB\-\-memdisk\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
use FILE as memdisk
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-device\-map\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
use FILE as the device map
[default=/boot/grub2/device.map]
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-root\fR=\fI\,DEVICE_NAME\/\fR
Set root device.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print verbose messages.
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-switch\-root\fR
use switch\-root to only switch root filesystem
without restarting the kernel.
.TP
\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-kexec\fR
use kexec to boot Linux kernels via systemctl
(pass twice to enable dangerous fallback to
non\-systemctl).
.TP
\-?, \fB\-\-help\fR
give this help list
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
give a short usage message
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print program version
.PP
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-grub@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
If you are trying to install GRUB, then you should use
.BR grub-install (8)
rather than this program.
.PP
The full documentation for
.B grub-emu
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B grub-emu
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info grub-emu
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.