PCRALLOCATE(1)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, welcome to the manual page for pcrallocate 💖 it lives in section 1 of the manual (that's the User Commands girlies, iykyk) and its whole entire job description is just: it Runs TPM2_PCR_Allocate. that's it. that's the vibe. periodt. ✨

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

ngl bestie, this page is a little chaotic — it repeats itself, and it has some error-looking text baked straight into it. not me being dramatic, that is genuinely what's on the page, so we're keeping all of it. every last crumb. 🍓

First thing the DESCRIPTION hits you with, out of absolutely nowhere:

--version-string=v1045 is not a valid option

😭 okay?? iconic behaviour honestly.

Then:

pcrallocate

which, as established, Runs TPM2_PCR_Allocate 🌈

Here's the actual tea though — what it does:

Allocates SHA-1 and/or SHA-256 banks for a full set of PCR 0-23. Not all TPMs support two banks. 👑

bestie that last bit is important — not all TPMs support two banks, so don't come for me if yours is a one-bank kinda girl.

And here's the option line, exactly as written:

[-pwdp platform hierarchy password (default empty)] -sha1
allocate a SHA-1 bank -sha256 allocate a SHA-256 bank

Breaking that down so it's giving clarity 💖:

• -pwdp — platform hierarchy password (default empty)
• -sha1 — allocate a SHA-1 bank
• -sha256 — allocate a SHA-256 bank

Then, because this page loves a plot twist:

--version is not a valid option

🙈 not a valid option, bestie!! heard!!

🔁 and then it says ALL of it again

fr fr, the manual literally does the whole thing a second time, so here it is a second time, because we do not skip content on this page, no cap:

pcrallocate

Runs TPM2_PCR_Allocate ✨

Allocates SHA-1 and/or SHA-256 banks for a full set of PCR 0-23. Not all TPMs support two banks.

[-pwdp platform hierarchy password (default empty)] -sha1
allocate a SHA-1 bank -sha256 allocate a SHA-256 bank

main character energy honestly. 💀

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

The full documentation for pcrallocate is maintained as a Texinfo manual 📚 if the info and pcrallocate programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info pcrallocate

should give you access to the complete manual. slay, go read it bestie 🫶

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and that's the whole page!! mwah 💖

this little masterpiece is signed off as pcrallocate, dated July 2017, and it's filed under PCRALLOCATE(1) in section 1. take care of her, she's doing her best 🎀✨💜