MKINITRD
Section: dracut (8)
Updated: 02/12/2021
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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".
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Important
If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is needed, "dracut" should be called directly.
OPTIONS
--version
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print info about the version
-v, --verbose
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increase verbosity level
-f, --force
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overwrite existing initramfs file.
*--image-version
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append the kernel version to the target image <initrd-image>-<kernel-version>.
--with=<module>
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add the kernel module <module> to the initramfs.
--preload=<module>
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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
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do not compress the resulting image.
--help
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print a help message and exit.
AVAILABILITY
The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from m[blue]https://dracut.wiki.kernel.orgm[]
AUTHORS
Harald Hoyer
SEE ALSO
dracut(8)