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<title>Options</title>

<para>The following options are understood:</para>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>--esp-path=</option></term>

<listitem><para>Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, <filename>/efi/</filename>,

<filename>/boot/</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi/</filename> are checked in turn. It is

recommended to mount the ESP to <filename>/efi/</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>--boot-path=</option></term>

<listitem><para>Path to the Extended Boot Loader partition, as defined in the <ulink

url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>. If not

specified, <filename>/boot/</filename> is checked. It is recommended to mount the Extended Boot

Loader partition to <filename>/boot/</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>-p</option></term>

<term><option>--print-esp-path</option></term>

<listitem><para>This option modifies the behaviour of <command>status</command>. Only prints the path

to the EFI System Partition (ESP) to standard output and exits.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>-x</option></term>

<term><option>--print-boot-path</option></term>

<listitem><para>This option modifies the behaviour of <command>status</command>. Only prints the path

to the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists, and the path to the ESP otherwise to standard

output and exit. This command is useful to determine where to place boot loader entries, as they are

preferably placed in the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists and in the ESP otherwise.</para>

<para>Boot Loader Specification Type #1 entries should generally be placed in the directory

<literal>$(bootctl -x)/loader/entries/</literal>. Existence of that directory may also be used as

indication that boot loader entry support is available on the system. Similarly, Boot Loader

Specification Type #2 entries should be placed in the directory <literal>$(bootctl

-x)/EFI/Linux/</literal>.</para>

<para>Note that this option (similar to the <option>--print-booth-path</option> option mentioned

above), is available independently from the boot loader used, i.e. also without

<command>systemd-boot</command> being installed.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term><option>--no-variables</option></term>

<listitem><para>Do not touch the firmware's boot loader list stored in EFI variables.</para></listitem>

</varlistentry>

<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager"/>

<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help"/>

<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version"/>

</variablelist>

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