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.TH "MKINITRD" "8" "2018\-08\-30" "dracut" "dracut"
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.SH "NAME"
mkinitrd-suse \- is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBmkinitrd\fR [\fIOPTION\&...\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBmkinitrd\fR creates an initramfs image <initrd\-image> for the kernel with version <kernel\-version> by calling \fBdracut\fR\&.
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.RS 4
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\fBImportant\fR
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This version of mkinitrd is provided for compatibility with older versions of mkinitrd\&. If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is needed, \fBdracut\fR should be called directly\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-R, \-\-version\fR
.RS 4
print info about the version
.RE
.PP
\fB\-k\fR\ \&\fI<kernel_list>\fR
.RS 4
List of kernel images for which initrd files are created (relative to
\fIboot_dir\fR), Image name should begin with the following string, defaults to
\fIvmlinux\fR
on ppc/ppc64,
\fIimage\fR
on s390/s390x and
\fIvmlinuz\fR
for everything else\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR\ \&\fI<initrd_list>\fR
.RS 4
List of file names (relative to
\fIboot_dir\fR) for the initrd; positions have to match the
\fIkernel_list\fR\&. Defaults to
\fIinitrd\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-m\fR\ \&\fI<module_list>\fR
.RS 4
Modules to include in initrd, defaults to
\fIINITRD_MODULES\fR
variable in
\fB/etc/sysconfig/kernel\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR\ \&\fI<feature_list>\fR
.RS 4
Features to be enabled for the initrd\&. In general mkinitrd configures the initrd for the root device it is started from\&. With this option additional feature can be enabled\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-b\fR\ \&\fI<bootdir>\fR
.RS 4
Boot directory, defaults to
\fB/boot\fR, where the initrd is created\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-d\fR\ \&\fI<root_device>\fR
.RS 4
Root device, defaults to the device from which the root_dir is mounted; overwrites the rootdev environment variable if set
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR\ \&\fI<size>\fR
.RS 4
Add splash animation and bootscreen to initrd\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-D\fR\ \&_<interface>
.RS 4
Run dhcp on the specified interface (for example "eth0")\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-I\fR\ \&_<interface>
.RS 4
Configure the specified interface statically\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-a\fR\ \&_<acpi_dsdt>
.RS 4
Attach compiled ACPI DSDT (Differentiated System Description Table) to initrd\&. This replaces the DSDT of the BIOS\&. Defaults to the
\fIACPI_DSDT\fR
variable in
\fB/etc/sysconfig/kernel\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-M\fR\ \&_<map>
.RS 4
System\&.map file to use\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-B\fR
.RS 4
Don\(cqt run the
\fBupdate\-bootloader(8)\fR
script after the initrd(s) have been created\&. This is useful if you call mkinitrd(8) for anything else than the running system\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-A\fR
.RS 4
Create a so called "monster initrd" which includes all available features and modules\&. This calls dracut with \-\-no\-hostonly and \-\-no\-hostonly\-cmdline parameters internally, instead of the default \-\-hostonly and \-\-hostonly\-cmdline\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
increase verbosity level
.RE
.PP
\fB\-L\fR
.RS 4
Disable logging to
\fI/var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd\&.log\fR\&. This is useful for testing if you don\(cqt want to clutter the system log\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
print a help message and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from \m[blue]\fBhttps://dracut\&.wiki\&.kernel\&.org\fR\m[]
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Harald Hoyer, Hannes Reinecke
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBdracut\fR(8) \fBupdate\-bootloader\fR(8)