UEFIVARS.PY(1)

🌸 UEFIVARS.PY — bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk: uefivars.py is a helper tool to analyze, convert and modify UEFI variable stores. that's the whole vibe. it's the little guy you call when your UEFI variable store needs a glow-up, a translation, or a full-on makeover 💅

this is the <pink>uefivars.py(1)</pink> manual, section 1 (User Commands), and yes bestie we're reading the whole thing together. grab a snack. 🍓

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

here's how you actually call it, no cap:

usage: uefivars.py [-h] -i INPUT -o OUTPUT [-I INPUTFILE] [-O OUTPUTFILE]
       [-P PK] [-K KEK] [-b DB] [-x DBX]

see how -i INPUT and -o OUTPUT are the only ones without brackets? that's not me being dramatic, that's them being required. everything else is optional and living its best life. 🦋

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🎀 options: 🎀

the basics 🫶

• -h, --help — show this help message and exit. the classic. when in doubt, ask for help, it's giving self-care. 💖

the required ones (yes, both. mandatory. periodt.) 👑

• -i INPUT, --input INPUT — what kind of input are we working with? pick your fighter: "aws", "json", "edk2", "none". that's the whole list, bestie, no secret menu. 🌈
• -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT — what should the output be? your options are "aws", "json", or "edk2[,filesize=512]". note that spicy little ,filesize=512 modifier riding along with edk2 — that's literally part of the value, keep it intact, don't touch it, she's sensitive. ✨

where the files go 📁

• -I INPUTFILE, --inputfile INPUTFILE — the input file. and if you just... don't give one? it reads from stdin. no judgment. keyboard supremacy. 😌
• -O OUTPUTFILE, --outputfile OUTPUTFILE — the output file. skip it and everything goes to stdout. chaotic but valid. 💜

the key-injection era 🔑💥

these four let you insert stuff from files into the store. each one takes a file, and each one has a "usually" name because that's just the culture:

• -P PK, --PK PK — insert PK from the given file (usually PK.esl). the Platform Key. main character energy, obviously. 👑
• -K KEK, --KEK KEK — insert KEK from the given file (usually KEK.esl). the Key Exchange Key, riding shotgun. 💅
• -b DB, --db DB — insert db from the given file (usually db.esl). lowercase db, iconic lowercase behavior, we respect it. 🎀
• -x DBX, --dbx DBX — insert dbx from the given file (usually dbx.esl). the forbidden one. the revocation list. the villain arc. 🔥

quick reminder bestie: -P, -K, -b, -x are all about inserting from a file. the flags are case-sensitive and they are NOT all the same case, so type them exactly like that or the shell will simply not hear you. 💀

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

the full documentation for uefivars.py is maintained as a Texinfo manual. so if the info and uefivars.py programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info uefivars.py

should give you access to the complete manual. and honestly? go read it. iykyk. 📖✨

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! you ate that. fr fr. 🫶

this was <lavender>uefivars.py</lavender> version <lavender>1.0.0-0ubuntu2~22.04</lavender>, dated <lavender>February 2024</lavender> — shoutout to whoever packaged this absolute banger, mwah, no notes. 💖🌸✨🦋