Installed Documentation

  • /usr/share/doc/grub-/
This directory contains good information about using and configuring GRUB,
where corresponds to the version of the GRUB package
installed.

info grub
The GRUB info page contains a tutorial, a user reference manual, a programmer

reference manual, and a FAQ document about GRUB and its usage.

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