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2 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" | |
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798d3a52 | 25 | xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
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26 | <refentryinfo> |
27 | <title>bootctl</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
29 | ||
30 | <authorgroup> | |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Kay</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Sievers</surname> | |
35 | <email>kay@vrfy.org</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refmeta> | |
41 | <refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refnamediv> | |
46 | <refname>bootctl</refname> | |
47 | <refpurpose>Control the firmware and boot manager settings</refpurpose> | |
48 | </refnamediv> | |
49 | ||
50 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
51 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
fdc1af0a | 52 | <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> status</command> |
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53 | </cmdsynopsis> |
54 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
fdc1af0a | 55 | <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> update</command> |
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56 | </cmdsynopsis> |
57 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
fdc1af0a | 58 | <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> install</command> |
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59 | </cmdsynopsis> |
60 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
fdc1af0a | 61 | <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> remove</command> |
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62 | </cmdsynopsis> |
63 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
64 | ||
65 | <refsect1> | |
66 | <title>Description</title> | |
67 | ||
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68 | <para><command>bootctl</command> checks, updates, |
69 | installs or removes the boot loader from the current | |
70 | system.</para> | |
71 | ||
72 | <para><command>bootctl status</command> checks and prints the | |
a8eaaee7 | 73 | currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and |
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74 | all current EFI boot variables.</para> |
75 | ||
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76 | <para><command>bootctl update</command> updates all installed versions of systemd-boot, if the current version is |
77 | newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at | |
78 | <filename>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created if there is no | |
79 | current entry. The created entry will be added to the end of the boot order list.</para> | |
80 | ||
81 | <para><command>bootctl install</command> installs systemd-boot into the EFI system partition. A copy of | |
82 | systemd-boot will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at <filename>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. A | |
83 | systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top of the boot order list.</para> | |
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84 | |
85 | <para><command>bootctl remove</command> removes all installed | |
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86 | versions of systemd-boot from the EFI system partition, and removes |
87 | systemd-boot from the EFI boot variables.</para> | |
0974a682 | 88 | |
b938cb90 | 89 | <para>If no command is passed, <command>status</command> is |
0974a682 | 90 | implied.</para> |
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91 | </refsect1> |
92 | ||
93 | <refsect1> | |
94 | <title>Options</title> | |
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95 | <para>The following options are understood:</para> |
96 | ||
97 | <variablelist> | |
98 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> | |
99 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> | |
798d3a52 | 100 | <varlistentry> |
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101 | <term><option>--path=</option></term> |
102 | <listitem><para>Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, <filename>/efi</filename>, | |
103 | <filename>/boot</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi</filename> are checked in turn. It is recommended to mount | |
104 | the ESP to <filename>/boot</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem> | |
0974a682 | 105 | </varlistentry> |
798d3a52 | 106 | |
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107 | <varlistentry> |
108 | <term><option>--no-variables</option></term> | |
109 | <listitem><para>Do not touch the EFI boot variables.</para></listitem> | |
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110 | </varlistentry> |
111 | </variablelist> | |
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112 | </refsect1> |
113 | ||
114 | <refsect1> | |
115 | <title>Exit status</title> | |
b938cb90 | 116 | <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure |
0974a682 | 117 | code otherwise.</para> |
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118 | </refsect1> |
119 | ||
120 | <refsect1> | |
121 | <title>See Also</title> | |
122 | <para> | |
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123 | <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot loader specification</ulink> |
124 | <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface">Systemd boot loader interface</ulink> | |
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125 | </para> |
126 | </refsect1> | |
1bc64d77 | 127 | </refentry> |