13.3 The list of command-line and menu entry commands

These commands are usable in the command-line and in menu entries. If you forget a command, you can run the command help (see help).

• blocklist: Get the block list notation of a file
• boot: Start up your operating system
• cat: Show the contents of a file
• chainloader: Chain-load another boot loader
• cmp: Compare two files
• configfile: Load a configuration file
• debug: Toggle the debug flag
• displayapm: Display APM information
• displaymem: Display memory configuration
• embed: Embed Stage 1.5
• find: Find a file
• fstest: Test a filesystem
• geometry: Manipulate the geometry of a drive
• halt: Shut down your computer
• help: Show help messages
• impsprobe: Probe SMP
• initrd: Load an initrd
• install: Install GRUB
• ioprobe: Probe I/O ports used for a drive
• kernel: Load a kernel
• lock: Lock a menu entry
• makeactive: Make a partition active
• map: Map a drive to another
• md5crypt: Encrypt a password in MD5 format
• module: Load a module
• modulenounzip: Load a module without decompression
• pause: Wait for a key press
• quit: Exit from the grub shell
• reboot: Reboot your computer
• read: Read data from memory
• root: Set GRUB's root device
• rootnoverify: Set GRUB's root device without mounting
• savedefault: Save current entry as the default entry
• setup: Set up GRUB's installation automatically
• testload: Load a file for testing a filesystem
• testvbe: Test VESA BIOS EXTENSION
• uppermem: Set the upper memory size
• vbeprobe: Probe VESA BIOS EXTENSION