lsinitrd(1)

NAME

   lsinitrd - tool to show the contents of an initramfs image

SYNOPSIS

   lsinitrd [OPTION...] [<image> [<filename> [<filename> [...] ]]]

   lsinitrd [OPTION...] -k <kernel-version>

DESCRIPTION

   lsinitrd shows the contents of an initramfs image. if <image> is
   omitted, then lsinitrd uses the default image
   /boot/<machine-id>/<kernel-version>/initrd or
   /boot/initramfs-<kernel-version>.img.

OPTIONS

   -h, --help
       print a help message and exit.

   -s, --size
       sort the contents of the initramfs by size.

   -f, --file <filename>
       print the contents of <filename>.

   -k, --kver <kernel version>
       inspect the initramfs of <kernel version>.

   --unpack
       unpack the initramfs to the current directory, instead of
       displaying the contents.

   --unpackearly
       unpack the early microcode initramfs to the current directory,
       instead of displaying the contents.

   -v, --verbose
       unpack verbosely

AVAILABILITY

   The lsinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available
   from https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org

AUTHORS

   Harald Hoyer

   Amerigo Wang

   Nikoli

SEE ALSO

   dracut(8)

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