BOOTCTL(1)

  .SH "NAME" bootctl - Control the firmware and boot manager settings
  .SH "SYNOPSIS"
    .HP u
      bootctl
       [OPTIONS...]
       {COMMAND}

  .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    .PP bootctl can check the EFI boot loader status, list available entries, and install, update, or remove the systemd-boot(7) boot loader on the current system.

  .SH "OPTIONS"

    .PP The following options are understood:

      .PP -h, --help

          Print a short help text and exit.
      .RE
          .PP --version

              Print a short version string and exit.

          .RE
              .PP --path=

                    Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, /efi, /boot, and /boot/efi are checked in turn. It is recommended to mount the ESP to /boot, if possible.
                  .RE
                  .PP -p, --print-path

                        This option modifies the behaviour of status. Just print the path to the EFI System Partition (ESP) to standard output and exit.
                      .RE
                      .PP --no-variables

                            Do not touch the EFI boot variables.
                          .RE

                      .SH "COMMANDS"

                          .PP status

                                Shows the currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and all current EFI boot variables. If no command is specified, this is the implied default.
                              .RE
                              .PP list

                                    Shows all configured boot loader entries.
                                  .RE
                                  .PP update

                                        Updates all installed versions of systemd-boot(7), if the current version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at ESP/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created if there is no current entry. The created entry will be added to the end of the boot order list.
                                      .RE
                                      .PP install

                                            Installs systemd-boot into the EFI system partition. A copy of systemd-boot will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at ESP/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top of the boot order list.
                                          .RE
                                          .PP remove

                                                Removes all installed versions of systemd-boot from the EFI system partition, and removes systemd-boot from the EFI boot variables.
                                              .RE

                                          .SH "EXIT STATUS"

                                            .PP On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

                                          .SH "SEE ALSO"

                                            .PP systemd-boot(7), Boot Loader Specification[1], Boot Loader Interface[2]

NOTES

1.  Boot Loader Specification
    https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/master/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md

2.  Boot Loader Interface
    https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface