mkinitrd - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
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Availability
The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from https://dracut.wiki.kernel.orgDescription
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.
Name
mkinitrd - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
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.
See Also
dracut(8) dracut 2019-11-12 MKINITRD(8)
Synopsis
mkinitrd [OPTION...] [<initrd-image>] <kernel-version>
