GRUB-SYSLINUX2CFG(1)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, meet grub-syslinux2cfg — the little icon that transforms a syslinux config into a grub.cfg. that's it. that's the whole job. and it ate. ✨

(also hi, this is the GRUB-SYSLINUX2CFG(1) page, from the User Commands girlies — welcome 🎀)

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

grub-syslinux2cfg [OPTION...] FILE

like, you give it a FILE, you sprinkle options on top, it gives you GRUB. no cap. 🦋

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the whole vibe: it takes a syslinux config and turns it into a GRUB one. literally the entire personality. 🫶

the flags themselves 💅

okay so listen, there are a LOT of them, but they're all your friends. every one of these has a default, and defaults matter, so I'm telling you every single one:

• -c, --cwd=DIR — sets the current directory of syslinux. [default is parent directory of input file] — yes, it reads that off your input file, she's smart like that. 🙈
• -i, --isolinux — assume the input is an isolinux configuration file. assuming is the whole thing here, bestie.
• -o, --output=FILE — write the output to FILE. [default=stdout] — so if you forget it, it just yells into your terminal. iconic.
• -p, --pxelinux — assume the input is a pxelinux configuration file. same energy, different flavor.
• -r, --root=DIR — root directory of the syslinux disk. [default=/] 🌈
• -s, --syslinux — assume the input is a syslinux configuration file. yes there are three of these "assume" flags. yes you pick one. no I'm not judging. 💀
• -t, --target-root=DIR — the root directory as it will be seen on runtime. [default=/] — very "who will she be when she grows up" of it honestly.
• -T, --target-cwd=DIR — the current directory of syslinux as it will be seen on runtime. [default is parent directory of input file] — note the capital T, that's a different flag than lowercase t, do NOT mix them up, I'm begging 🫶
• -v, --verbose — prints verbose messages. she talks more. we love when she talks more. 🗣️
• -?, --help — give this help list. the "help me help you" button.
• --usage — give a short usage message. the lowkey version of --help. no long option twin for this one, just the long option, that's just how she is.
• -V, --version — print program version. know your queen's version number. 👑

⭐ important little note, bestie: Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. so like, if the long one wants a DIR, the short one wants a DIR too. they're a matching set. fr fr.

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🦋 REPORTING BUGS 🦋

found a bug? don't come for me, report it to <bug-grub@gnu.org> 😭 that's the whole address, angle brackets and all.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• grub-menulst2cfg(8) — her cousin. different conversion, same family. iykyk.

also!! the full documentation for grub-syslinux2cfg is maintained as a Texinfo manual. so if the info and grub-syslinux2cfg programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info grub-syslinux2cfg

should give you access to the complete manual. periodt. ✨

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and that's the page, bestie 🎀 — brought to you by GRUB 2.12-1ubuntu7.3, dated March 2025, and delivered with the full GRUB-SYSLINUX2CFG(1) energy. mwah. 💜💅