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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
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<refentry id="bootctl" conditional='ENABLE_EFI'
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>bootctl</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>bootctl</refname>
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<refpurpose>Control EFI firmware boot settings and manage boot loader</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>bootctl</command>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
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<arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para><command>bootctl</command> can check the EFI firmware and boot loader status, list and manage
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available boot loaders and boot loader entries, and install, update, or remove the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> boot
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loader on the current system.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Generic EFI Firmware/Boot Loader Commands</title>
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<para>These commands are available on any EFI system, regardless of the boot loader used.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>status</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Shows brief information about the system firmware, the boot loader that was used to boot the
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system, the boot loaders currently available in the ESP, the boot loaders listed in the firmware's list of boot
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loaders and the current default boot loader entry. If no command is specified, this is the implied
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default.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>reboot-to-firmware</option> <optional><replaceable>BOOL</replaceable></optional></term>
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<listitem><para>Query or set the "Reboot-Into-Firmware-Setup" flag of the EFI firmware. Takes a
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boolean argument which controls whether to show the firmware setup on next system reboot. If the
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argument is omitted shows the current status of the flag, or whether the flag is supported. This
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controls the same flag as <command>systemctl reboot --firmware-setup</command>, but is more
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low-level and allows setting the flag independently from actually requesting a
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reboot.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>systemd-efi-options</option> <optional><replaceable>STRING</replaceable></optional></term>
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<listitem><para>When called without the optional argument, prints the current value of the
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<literal>SystemdOptions</literal> EFI variable. When called with an argument, sets the
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variable to that value. See
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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for the meaning of that variable.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Boot Loader Specification Commands</title>
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<para>These commands are available for all boot loaders that implement the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> and/or the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_INTERFACE">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>, such as
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<command>systemd-boot</command>.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>list</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Shows all available boot loader entries implementing the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>, as well as any
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other entries discovered or automatically generated by a boot loader implementing the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_INTERFACE">Boot Loader
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Interface</ulink>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>set-default</option> <replaceable>ID</replaceable></term>
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<term><option>set-oneshot</option> <replaceable>ID</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Sets the default boot loader entry. Takes a single boot loader entry ID string as
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argument. The <option>set-oneshot</option> command will set the default entry only for the next boot,
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the <option>set-default</option> will set it persistently for all future boots.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Optionally, the boot loader entry ID may be specified as one of: <option>@default</option>,
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<option>@oneshot</option> or <option>@current</option>, which correspond to the current default boot loader
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entry for all future boots, the current default boot loader entry for the next boot, and the currently booted
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boot loader entry. These special IDs are resolved to the current values of the EFI variables
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<varname>LoaderEntryDefault</varname>, <varname>LoaderEntryOneShot</varname> and <varname>LoaderEntrySelected</varname>,
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see <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> for details.
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These special IDs are primarily useful as a quick way to persistently make the currently booted boot loader
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entry the default choice, or to upgrade the default boot loader entry for the next boot to the default boot
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loader entry for all future boots, but may be used for other operations too.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title><command>systemd-boot</command> Commands</title>
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<para>These commands manage the <command>systemd-boot</command> EFI boot loader, and do not work in
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conjunction with other boot loaders.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>install</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Installs <command>systemd-boot</command> into the EFI system partition. A copy of
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<command>systemd-boot</command> will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at
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<filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. The boot loader is then added
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to the top of the firmware's boot loader list.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>update</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Updates all installed versions of
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, if the
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available version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI
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default/fallback loader at <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. The boot
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loader is then added to end of the firmware's boot loader list if missing.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>remove</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Removes all installed versions of <command>systemd-boot</command> from the EFI system partition
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and the firmware's boot loader list.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>is-installed</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Checks whether <command>systemd-boot</command> is installed in the ESP. Note that a
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single ESP might host multiple boot loaders; this hence checks whether
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<command>systemd-boot</command> is one (of possibly many) installed boot loaders — and neither
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whether it is the default nor whether it is registered in any EFI variables.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>random-seed</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Generates a random seed and stores it in the EFI System Partition, for use by the
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<command>systemd-boot</command> boot loader. Also, generates a random 'system token' and stores it
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persistently as an EFI variable, if one has not been set before. If the boot loader finds the random
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seed in the ESP and the system token in the EFI variable it will derive a random seed to pass to the
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OS and a new seed to store in the ESP from the combination of both. The random seed passed to the OS
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is credited to the kernel's entropy pool by the system manager during early boot, and permits
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userspace to boot up with an entropy pool fully initialized very early on. Also see
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot-system-token.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
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<para>See <ulink url="https://systemd.io/RANDOM_SEEDS">Random Seeds</ulink> for further
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information.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>The following options are understood:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--esp-path=</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, <filename>/efi/</filename>,
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<filename>/boot/</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi/</filename> are checked in turn. It is
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recommended to mount the ESP to <filename>/efi/</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--boot-path=</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Path to the Extended Boot Loader partition, as defined in the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>. If not
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specified, <filename>/boot/</filename> is checked. It is recommended to mount the Extended Boot
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Loader partition to <filename>/boot/</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p</option></term>
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<term><option>--print-esp-path</option></term>
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<listitem><para>This option modifies the behaviour of <command>status</command>. Only prints the path
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to the EFI System Partition (ESP) to standard output and exits.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-x</option></term>
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<term><option>--print-boot-path</option></term>
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<listitem><para>This option modifies the behaviour of <command>status</command>. Only prints the path
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to the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists, and the path to the ESP otherwise to standard
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output and exit. This command is useful to determine where to place boot loader entries, as they are
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preferably placed in the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists and in the ESP otherwise.</para>
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<para>Boot Loader Specification Type #1 entries should generally be placed in the directory
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<literal>$(bootctl -x)/loader/entries/</literal>. Existence of that directory may also be used as
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indication that boot loader entry support is available on the system. Similarly, Boot Loader
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Specification Type #2 entries should be placed in the directory <literal>$(bootctl
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-x)/EFI/Linux/</literal>.</para>
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<para>Note that this option (similar to the <option>--print-booth-path</option> option mentioned
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above), is available independently from the boot loader used, i.e. also without
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<command>systemd-boot</command> being installed.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--no-variables</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Do not touch the firmware's boot loader list stored in EFI variables.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--graceful</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Ignore failure when the EFI System Partition cannot be found, or when EFI variables
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cannot be written. Currently only applies to random seed operations.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager"/>
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<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help"/>
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<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version"/>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Exit status</title>
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<para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment</title>
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<para>If <varname>$SYSTEMD_RELAX_ESP_CHECKS=1</varname> is set the validation checks for the ESP are
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relaxed, and the path specified with <option>--esp-path=</option> may refer to any kind of file system on
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any kind of partition.</para>
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<para>Similarly, <varname>$SYSTEMD_RELAX_XBOOTLDR_CHECKS=1</varname> turns off some validation checks for
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the Extended Boot Loader partition.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>,
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<ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_INTERFACE">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot-system-token.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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