5.6.4.1. Raw Mode

The general form of the 'wic' command in raw mode is:

     $ wic create image_name.wks [options] [...]

         Where:

             image_name.wks
                               An OpenEmbedded kickstart file.  You can provide
                               your own custom file or use a file from a set of
                               existing files as described by further options.

             -o OUTDIR, --outdir=OUTDIR
                               The name of a directory in which to create image.

             -i PROPERTIES_FILE, --infile=PROPERTIES_FILE
                               The name of a file containing the values for image
                               properties as a JSON file.

             -e IMAGE_NAME, --image-name=IMAGE_NAME
                               The name of the image from which to use the artifacts
                               (e.g. core-image-sato).

             -r ROOTFS_DIR, --rootfs-dir=ROOTFS_DIR
                               The path to the /rootfs directory to use as the
                               .wks rootfs source.

             -b BOOTIMG_DIR, --bootimg-dir=BOOTIMG_DIR
                               The path to the directory containing the boot artifacts
                               (e.g. /EFI or /syslinux) to use as the .wks bootimg
                               source.

             -k KERNEL_DIR, --kernel-dir=KERNEL_DIR
                               The path to the directory containing the kernel to use
                               in the .wks boot image.

             -n NATIVE_SYSROOT, --native-sysroot=NATIVE_SYSROOT
                               The path to the native sysroot containing the tools to use
                               to build the image.

             -s, --skip-build-check
                               Skips the build check.

             -D, --debug
                               Output debug information.
                    

Note

You do not need root privileges to run wic. In fact, you should not run as root when using the utility.