SBKEYSYNC(1)

πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

okay so bestie, this is SBKEYSYNC β€” aka sbkeysync(1), straight out of User Commands: the UEFI secure boot key synchronization tool. she's here, she's iconic, and she's all about updating EFI key databases from the filesystem. πŸ’…βœ¨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

sbkeysync [options]

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

Update EFI key databases from the filesystem. that's the mission, no cap: filesystem β†’ EFI key databases. literally the main character arc. 🌸

πŸ’– OPTIONS πŸ’–

  • --efivars-path <dir> β€” path to efivars mountpoint (or regular directory for testing). lowkey point her at the right spot. πŸ“
  • --verbose β€” print verbose progress information. she's chatty and we love that for her. πŸ—£οΈ
  • --dry-run β€” don't update firmware key databases. it's giving "look but don't touch" vibe check. πŸ™ˆ
  • --pk β€” Set PK. short, sweet, iconic. πŸ‘‘
  • --keystore <dir> β€” read keys from <dir>/{db,dbx,KEK}/* (can be specified multiple times, first dir takes precedence). bestie, precedence matters. πŸ“
  • --no-default-keystores β€” don't read keys from the default keystore dirs. bye default keystores, not today. πŸ’€

mwah πŸ’‹ this little page is sbkeysync 0.9.5, dated July 2025, and it's literally living in SBKEYSYNC(1). periodt. 🌈

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