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@dircategory Kernel
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* GRUB: (grub).                 The GRand Unified Bootloader
* grub-install: (grub)Invoking grub-install.    Install GRUB on your drive
* mbchk: (grub)Invoking mbchk.  Check for the format of a Multiboot kernel
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Copyright @copyright{} 1996 Erich Boleyn
Copyright @copyright{} 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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@title The GRUB Manual
@author Gordon Matzigkeit
@author OKUJI Yoshinori
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Copyright @copyright{} 1996 Erich Boleyn
Copyright @copyright{} 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
are preserved on all copies.
Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
notice identical to this one.

Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
by Free Software Foundation.
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@top GRUB

This file documents GNU GRUB, the Grand Unified Bootloader.  This
edition documents version @value{VERSION}.
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Part I: The Tutorial Manual

* Overview::                    Starting to use GRUB
* Filename::                    How to write filenames
* Installation::                How to install GRUB on your drive
* Boot::                        How to boot your operating systems
* Configuration::               Writing your configuration file

Part II: The User Reference Manual

* Introduction::                Capturing the spirit of GRUB
* Filesystem::                  Filesystem syntax and semantics
* Interface::                   The menu and the command-line
* Command::                     The list of available builtin commands
* Troubleshooting::             Error messages produced by GRUB
* Invoking the grub shell::     How to use the grub shell
* Invoking grub-install::       How to use the GRUB installer
* Invoking mbchk::              How to use the Multiboot checker

Part III: The Programmer Reference Manual

* Hacking::                     Implementation details
* Memory map::                  The memory map of various components
* Embedded data::               Embedded variables in GRUB
* Filesystem interface::        The generic interface for the fs code
* Bootstrap tricks::            The bootstrap mechanism used in GRUB
* I/O ports detection::         INT 13H tracking technique
* Memory detection::            How to detect all installed @sc{ram}
* Low-level disk I/O::          INT 13H disk I/O interrupts
* MBR::                         The structure of Master Boot Record
* Partition table::             The format of partition table

Appendices and Indices

* FAQ::                         Frequently asked questions
* Obtaining and Building GRUB:: How to obtain and build GRUB
* Reporting bugs::              Where you should send a bug report
* Index::
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