| MKINITRD(8) |
| ========= |
| :doctype: manpage |
| :man source: dracut |
| :man manual: dracut |
| |
| NAME |
| ---- |
| mkinitrd - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs |
| |
| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| *mkinitrd* ['OPTION...'] [<initrd-image>] <kernel-version> |
| |
| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| mkinitrd creates an initramfs image <initrd-image> for the kernel with |
| version <kernel-version> by calling "dracut". |
| |
| [IMPORTANT] |
| If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is needed, |
| "dracut" should be called directly. |
| |
| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| **--version**:: |
| print info about the version |
| |
| **-v, --verbose**:: |
| increase verbosity level |
| |
| **-f, --force**:: |
| overwrite existing initramfs file. |
| |
| **--image-version*:: |
| append the kernel version to the target image |
| <initrd-image>-<kernel-version>. |
| |
| **--with=<module>**:: |
| add the kernel module <module> to the initramfs. |
| |
| **--preload=<module>**:: |
| preload the kernel module <module> in the initramfs before any other kernel |
| modules are loaded. This can be used to ensure a certain device naming, which |
| should in theory be avoided and the use of symbolic links in /dev is |
| encouraged. |
| |
| **--nocompress**:: |
| do not compress the resulting image. |
| |
| **--help**:: |
| print a help message and exit. |
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| AVAILABILITY |
| ------------ |
| The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from |
| link:$$https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org$$[https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org] |
| |
| AUTHORS |
| ------- |
| Harald Hoyer |
| |
| SEE ALSO |
| -------- |
| *dracut*(8) |
