mkinitrd(8)

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.

AVAILABILITY

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

AUTHORS

   Harald Hoyer

SEE ALSO

   dracut(8)

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