GRUB-MKLAYOUT(1)

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version 2.12 · 14 versions
, in ubuntu noble

✨ GRUB-MKLAYOUT 💅

Okay bestie, welcome to grub-mklayout(1) — the manual page for the little tool that makes GRUB keyboard layouts happen. This is a User Commands page, and it's here to help you understand grub-mklayout without wanting to scream. Let's get into it. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

grub-mklayout — generate a GRUB keyboard layout file

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

grub-mklayout [OPTION...] [OPTIONS]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the vibe: grub-mklayout processes a keyboard layout description in keymaps(5) format and turns it into a format that can be used by GRUB's keymap command. It's literally generating a GRUB keyboard layout from a Linux console one. No cap, that's the whole job. 💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -i, --input=FILE — set the input filename. Default is STDIN. Yes, bestie, it reads from standard input if you don't give it a file. 🫶
  • -o, --output=FILE — set the output filename. Default is STDOUT. So if you don't specify, it just prints the layout right out to your terminal. Iconic. ✨
  • -v, --verbose — print verbose messages. Like, it gets chatty and tells you what's happening. 🗣️
  • -?, --help — give this help list. Classic. 💁‍♀️
  • --usage — give a short usage message. Short and sweet. 🍓
  • -V, --version — print program version. Gotta know what you're working with. 👑
Heads up, bestie: mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. So like, don't forget the FILE part for -i and -o, okay? 😭

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

Found a bug? Don't suffer in silence — report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>. They wanna know. Fr fr. 💀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

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

info grub-mklayout

should give you access to the complete manual. Go off, info pages. 📖✨

Okay that's the whole page, bestie. This was GRUB 2.12-1ubuntu7.3 from March 2025 — and yes, you read that right, the manual page is literally called GRUB-MKLAYOUT(1). Slay. 💜

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