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Manual Reference Pages  - GRUB-INSTALL (8)

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grub-install - install GRUB on your drive

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Synopsis
Description

grub-install [OPTION] install_device

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 This option is unreliable and its use is strongly discouraged.

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

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

The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. 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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