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.TH "grub-floppy" "8" "August 17, 2001" "Jason Thomas"
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grub\-floppy \- program to do build a generic grub boot disc
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.RI [ options ] " <block_device>" ...
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is a program to build a generic grub boot disc. The boot disc when booted provides the grub command line (also referred to as the grub shell).
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For more information on using the grub command line, see \fBinfo grub\fR
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This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
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options starting with two dashes (`-').
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A summary of options is included below.
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Show summary of options.
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It is possible to create a grub boot disc using grub-install, although the boot disc created will be specific to the computer it is created on. Using grub-floppy will create a more generic floppy only limted by architecture.
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The full documentation for
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is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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should give you access to the complete manual.
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This manual page was written by Jason Thomas <jason@debian.org>,
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for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).