Bug 745183 - please add --root-directory to usage of grub2-install
Summary: please add --root-directory to usage of grub2-install
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: grub2
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Peter Jones
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Reported: 2011-10-11 15:08 UTC by Mike Khusid
Modified: 2013-04-02 23:46 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-11-11 19:14:11 UTC
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Description Mike Khusid 2011-10-11 15:08:54 UTC 
Description of problem:
grub2-install --help doesn't list --root-directory as a valid usage. It looks like the code does allow for this option.

This option is very valuable when recovering grub2 after another OS install, e.g. described here: http://ulyssesonline.com/2010/09/20/recover-grub2-after-windows-install/

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
grub2-1.99-7.fc16
Comment 1 Mads Kiilerich 2011-11-11 19:14:11 UTC 
--root-directory=/mnt/ is accepted for compatibility but is undocumented and not recommended.

Instead --boot-directory=/mnt/boot should be used. Documenting this feature would just add confusion.
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