* docs/grub.texi (Invoking grub-install): Fix additional outdated claims

and add some clarification.
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Jordan Uggla 2011-05-14 22:49:53 +02:00 committed by Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
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2011-05-14 Jordan Uggla <jordan.uggla@gmail.com>
* docs/grub.texi (Invoking grub-install): Fix additional outdated claims
and add some clarification.
2011-05-14 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
* util/grub.d/10_linux.in: Autoload gzio since it's needed on some

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@item --version
Print the version number of GRUB and exit.
@item --root-directory=@var{dir}
Install GRUB images under the directory @var{dir} instead of the root
directory. This option is useful when you want to install GRUB into a
separate partition or a removable disk. Here is an example in which
you have a separate @dfn{boot} partition which is mounted on
@file{/boot}:
@item --boot-directory=@var{dir}
Install GRUB images under the directory @file{@var{dir}/grub/}
This option is useful when you want to install GRUB into a
separate partition or a removable disk.
If this option is not specified then it defaults to @file{/boot}, so
@example
@kbd{grub-install --root-directory=/boot hd0}
@kbd{grub-install /dev/sda}
@end example
is equivalent to
@example
@kbd{grub-install --boot-directory=/boot/ /dev/sda}
@end example
Here is an example in which you have a separate @dfn{boot} partition which is
mounted on
@file{/mnt/boot}:
@example
@kbd{grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sdb}
@end example
@item --recheck