grub-probe

probe device information for GRUB

Synopsis

grub-probe [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [PATH|DEVICE]

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examples

source

            
  for device in $BOOT_DEVICE; do


  GROOT=$($ROOTCMD grub-probe
  -tdrive -d $device)


  $ROOTCMD grub-install --no-floppy
  --modules="lvm
  raid" "$GROOT"

source

            
  GROOT=$($ROOTCMD grub-probe
  -tdrive -d $BOOT_DEVICE)


  # see
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606035


  GROOT=$(echo $GROOT | sed 's:md/:md:g')

description

Probe device information for a given path (or device, if the -d option is given).
-d, --device

given argument is a system device, not a path

-m, --device-map=FILE

use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]

print filesystem module, GRUB drive, system device, partition map module, abstraction module or cryptographic container UUID [default=fs]

-v, --verbose

print verbose messages.

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

reporting bugs

Report bugs to <bug-grub[:at:]gnu[:dot:]org>.

see also

grub-fstest

The full documentation for grub-probe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-probe programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info grub-probe

should give you access to the complete manual.