linux man page for grub-install

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NAME
       grub-install - install GRUB to a device

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

       --modules=MODULES
	      pre-load specified modules MODULES

       --boot-directory=DIR
	      install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the /boot/grub directory

       --grub-setup=FILE
	      use FILE as grub-setup

       --grub-mkimage=FILE
	      use FILE as grub-mkimage

       --grub-mkrelpath=FILE
	      use FILE as grub-mkrelpath

       --grub-mkdevicemap=FILE use FILE as grub-mkdevicemap

       --grub-probe=FILE
	      use FILE as grub-probe

       --no-floppy
	      do not probe any floppy drive

       --allow-floppy
	      Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.

       --recheck
	      probe a device map even if it already exists

       --force
	      install even if problems are detected

       --disk-module=MODULE
	      disk module to use

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

       grub-install copies GRUB images into /boot/grub, and uses grub-setup to install grub into the boot sector.

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

SEE ALSO
       grub-mkconfig(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-setup(8), grub-mkrescue(1)

       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.

grub-install (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5				   October 2011 						   GRUB-INSTALL(8)