mkarchiso(1)                General Commands Manual               mkarchiso(1)

Name
       mkarchiso - Arch Linux ISO generator

Synopsis
       mkarchiso [options] profile_directory

Description
       mkarchiso creates an ISO, netboot artifacts and a bootstrap tarball and
       optionally signs them.

Options

       -A application
              Set an application name for the ISO.
              Default: 'mkarchiso iso'.


       -C file
              pacman configuration file.
              Default: /etc/pacman.conf.


       -D install_dir
              Set an install_dir. All files will be located here.
              Default: arch.
              NOTE: For iso and netboot, use only a-z0-9. For iso, max 30 characters.


       -L label
              Set the ISO volume label.
              Default: MKARCHISO.


       -P publisher
              Set the ISO publisher.
              Default: mkarchiso.


       -c cert_and_key
              Provide certificates for codesigning of netboot artifacts as well as the rootfs artifact.
              Multiple files are provided as quoted, space delimited list.
              The first file is considered as the signing certificate, the second as the key and the third as the optional certificate authority.


       -g gpg_key
              Set the PGP key ID to be used for signing the rootfs image. Passed to gpg as the value for --default-key.


       -G mbox
              Set the PGP signer (must include an email address). Passed to gpg as the value for --sender.


       -h
              Help message.


       -m mode
              Build mode(s) to use (valid modes are: bootstrap, iso and netboot). Multiple build modes are provided as quoted, space delimited list.


       -o out_dir
              Set the output directory.
              Default: ./out.


       -p packages
              Package(s) to install.
              Multiple packages are provided as quoted, space delimited list.


       -r
              Delete the working directory at the end.


       -v
              Enable verbose output.


       -w work_dir
              Set the working directory.
              Default: ./work.


Examples
   Build the releng profile
          mkarchiso /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng

Bugs
       <https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues>

Authors
       archiso is maintained by the Arch Linux community. Refer to the AUTHORS
       file for a full list of contributors.

Copyright
       Copyright <?> archiso contributors. GPL-3.0-or-later.

See also

       o /usr/share/doc/archiso/README.profile.rst

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