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23 | ||
24 | <refentry id="kernel-command-line"> | |
25 | ||
26 | <refentryinfo> | |
27 | <title>kernel-command-line</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
29 | ||
30 | <authorgroup> | |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
35 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refmeta> | |
41 | <refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>7</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refnamediv> | |
46 | <refname>kernel-command-line</refname> | |
34511ca7 | 47 | <refpurpose>Kernel command line parameters</refpurpose> |
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48 | </refnamediv> |
49 | ||
50 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
51 | <para><filename>/proc/cmdline</filename></para> | |
52 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
53 | ||
54 | <refsect1> | |
55 | <title>Description</title> | |
56 | ||
57 | <para>The kernel, the initial RAM disk (initrd) and | |
58 | basic userspace functionality may be configured at boot via | |
59 | kernel command line arguments.</para> | |
60 | ||
61 | <para>For command line parameters understood by the | |
409dee2e | 62 | kernel, please see <ulink |
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63 | url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink> |
64 | and | |
5aded369 | 65 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootparam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
c66e7bc7 | 66 | |
2ab38e24 | 67 | <para>For command line parameters understood by the |
c66e7bc7 | 68 | initial RAM disk, please see |
5aded369 | 69 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>dracut.cmdline</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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70 | or the documentation of the specific initrd |
71 | implementation of your installation.</para> | |
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72 | </refsect1> |
73 | ||
74 | <refsect1> | |
75 | <title>Core OS Command Line Arguments</title> | |
76 | ||
ccc9a4f9 | 77 | <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'> |
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78 | <varlistentry> |
79 | <term><varname>systemd.unit=</varname></term> | |
80 | <term><varname>rd.systemd.unit=</varname></term> | |
81 | <term><varname>systemd.dump_core=</varname></term> | |
82 | <term><varname>systemd.crash_shell=</varname></term> | |
83 | <term><varname>systemd.crash_chvt=</varname></term> | |
84 | <term><varname>systemd.confirm_spawn=</varname></term> | |
85 | <term><varname>systemd.show_status=</varname></term> | |
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86 | <term><varname>systemd.log_target=</varname></term> |
87 | <term><varname>systemd.log_level=</varname></term> | |
88 | <term><varname>systemd.log_color=</varname></term> | |
89 | <term><varname>systemd.log_location=</varname></term> | |
90 | <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_output=</varname></term> | |
91 | <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_error=</varname></term> | |
92 | <term><varname>systemd.setenv=</varname></term> | |
93 | <listitem> | |
94 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
95 | the system and service manager | |
409dee2e | 96 | to control system behavior. For details, see |
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97 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
98 | </listitem> | |
99 | </varlistentry> | |
100 | ||
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101 | <varlistentry> |
102 | <term><varname>systemd.mask=</varname></term> | |
3c5a87a8 | 103 | <term><varname>systemd.wants=</varname></term> |
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104 | <term><varname>systemd.debug-shell</varname></term> |
105 | <listitem> | |
106 | <para>Additional parameters | |
107 | understood by | |
108 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-debug-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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109 | to mask or start specific |
110 | units at boot, or invoke a | |
111 | debug shell on tty9.</para> | |
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112 | </listitem> |
113 | </varlistentry> | |
114 | ||
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115 | <varlistentry> |
116 | <term><varname>systemd.restore_state=</varname></term> | |
117 | <listitem> | |
19aadacf | 118 | <para>This parameter is understood by |
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119 | several system tools to control |
120 | whether or not they should restore | |
121 | system state from the previous boot. | |
122 | For details, see | |
123 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-backlight@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
124 | and | |
125 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-rfkill@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
126 | </para> | |
127 | </listitem> | |
128 | </varlistentry> | |
129 | ||
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130 | <varlistentry> |
131 | <term><varname>quiet</varname></term> | |
132 | <listitem> | |
ccb94c88 | 133 | <para>Parameter understood by |
c66e7bc7 | 134 | both the kernel and the system |
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135 | and service manager to control |
136 | console log verbosity. For | |
409dee2e | 137 | details, see |
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138 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
139 | </listitem> | |
140 | </varlistentry> | |
141 | ||
142 | <varlistentry> | |
143 | <term><varname>debug</varname></term> | |
144 | <listitem> | |
145 | <para>Parameter understood by | |
146 | both the kernel and the system | |
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147 | and service manager to control |
148 | console log verbosity. For | |
409dee2e | 149 | details, see |
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150 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
151 | </listitem> | |
152 | </varlistentry> | |
153 | ||
154 | <varlistentry> | |
77565771 | 155 | <term><varname>-b</varname></term> |
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156 | <term><varname>emergency</varname></term> |
157 | <term><varname>single</varname></term> | |
158 | <term><varname>s</varname></term> | |
159 | <term><varname>S</varname></term> | |
160 | <term><varname>1</varname></term> | |
161 | <term><varname>2</varname></term> | |
162 | <term><varname>3</varname></term> | |
163 | <term><varname>4</varname></term> | |
164 | <term><varname>5</varname></term> | |
165 | <listitem> | |
166 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
167 | the system and service | |
168 | manager, as compatibility | |
409dee2e | 169 | options. For details, see |
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170 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
171 | </listitem> | |
172 | </varlistentry> | |
173 | ||
174 | <varlistentry> | |
175 | <term><varname>locale.LANG=</varname></term> | |
176 | <term><varname>locale.LANGUAGE=</varname></term> | |
177 | <term><varname>locale.LC_CTYPE=</varname></term> | |
178 | <term><varname>locale.LC_NUMERIC=</varname></term> | |
179 | <term><varname>locale.LC_TIME=</varname></term> | |
180 | <term><varname>locale.LC_COLLATE=</varname></term> | |
181 | <term><varname>locale.LC_MONETARY=</varname></term> | |
182 | <term><varname>locale.LC_MESSAGES=</varname></term> | |
183 | <term><varname>locale.LC_PAPER=</varname></term> | |
184 | <term><varname>locale.LC_NAME=</varname></term> | |
185 | <term><varname>locale.LC_ADDRESS=</varname></term> | |
186 | <term><varname>locale.LC_TELEPHONE=</varname></term> | |
187 | <term><varname>locale.LC_MEASUREMENT=</varname></term> | |
188 | <term><varname>locale.LC_IDENTIFICATION=</varname></term> | |
189 | <listitem> | |
190 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
191 | the system and service manager | |
192 | to control locale and language | |
409dee2e | 193 | settings. For details, see |
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194 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
195 | </listitem> | |
196 | </varlistentry> | |
197 | ||
198 | <varlistentry> | |
199 | <term><varname>fsck.mode=</varname></term> | |
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200 | <term><varname>fsck.repair=</varname></term> |
201 | ||
202 | <listitem> | |
52c611b7 | 203 | <para>Parameters understood by |
f1f0198c | 204 | the file system checker |
409dee2e | 205 | services. For details, see |
a32f224a | 206 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fsck@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
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207 | </listitem> |
208 | </varlistentry> | |
209 | ||
210 | <varlistentry> | |
211 | <term><varname>quotacheck.mode=</varname></term> | |
212 | ||
213 | <listitem> | |
ccb94c88 | 214 | <para>Parameter understood by |
c66e7bc7 | 215 | the file quota checker |
409dee2e | 216 | service. For details, see |
93a1d735 | 217 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-quotacheck.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
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218 | </listitem> |
219 | </varlistentry> | |
220 | ||
221 | <varlistentry> | |
222 | <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_syslog=</varname></term> | |
223 | <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_kmsg=</varname></term> | |
224 | <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_console=</varname></term> | |
40b71e89 | 225 | <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_wall=</varname></term> |
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226 | |
227 | <listitem> | |
228 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
229 | the journal service. For | |
409dee2e | 230 | details, see |
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231 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
232 | </listitem> | |
233 | </varlistentry> | |
234 | ||
235 | <varlistentry> | |
236 | <term><varname>vconsole.keymap=</varname></term> | |
237 | <term><varname>vconsole.keymap.toggle=</varname></term> | |
238 | <term><varname>vconsole.font=</varname></term> | |
239 | <term><varname>vconsole.font.map=</varname></term> | |
240 | <term><varname>vconsole.font.unimap=</varname></term> | |
241 | ||
242 | <listitem> | |
243 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
244 | the virtual console setup logic. For | |
409dee2e | 245 | details, see |
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246 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
247 | </listitem> | |
248 | </varlistentry> | |
249 | ||
250 | <varlistentry> | |
251 | <term><varname>udev.log-priority=</varname></term> | |
c66e7bc7 | 252 | <term><varname>rd.udev.log-priority=</varname></term> |
66a78c2b | 253 | <term><varname>udev.children-max=</varname></term> |
c66e7bc7 | 254 | <term><varname>rd.udev.children-max=</varname></term> |
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255 | <term><varname>udev.exec-delay=</varname></term> |
256 | <term><varname>rd.udev.exec-delay=</varname></term> | |
a057be1f | 257 | <term><varname>net.ifnames=</varname></term> |
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258 | |
259 | <listitem> | |
260 | <para>Parameters understood by | |
261 | the device event managing daemon. For | |
409dee2e | 262 | details, see |
c7a5e7cf | 263 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
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264 | </listitem> |
265 | </varlistentry> | |
c66e7bc7 | 266 | |
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267 | <varlistentry> |
268 | <term><varname>plymouth.enable=</varname></term> | |
269 | ||
270 | <listitem> | |
271 | <para>May be used to disable | |
272 | the Plymouth boot splash. For | |
409dee2e | 273 | details, see |
5aded369 | 274 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
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275 | </listitem> |
276 | </varlistentry> | |
277 | ||
278 | <varlistentry> | |
279 | <term><varname>luks=</varname></term> | |
280 | <term><varname>rd.luks=</varname></term> | |
281 | <term><varname>luks.crypttab=</varname></term> | |
282 | <term><varname>rd.luks.crypttab=</varname></term> | |
283 | <term><varname>luks.uuid=</varname></term> | |
284 | <term><varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname></term> | |
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285 | <term><varname>luks.options=</varname></term> |
286 | <term><varname>rd.luks.options=</varname></term> | |
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287 | <term><varname>luks.key=</varname></term> |
288 | <term><varname>rd.luks.key=</varname></term> | |
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289 | |
290 | <listitem> | |
291 | <para>Configures the LUKS | |
292 | full-disk encryption logic at | |
409dee2e | 293 | boot. For details, see |
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294 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
295 | </listitem> | |
296 | </varlistentry> | |
297 | ||
298 | <varlistentry> | |
299 | <term><varname>fstab=</varname></term> | |
300 | <term><varname>rd.fstab=</varname></term> | |
301 | ||
302 | <listitem> | |
303 | <para>Configures the | |
304 | <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> | |
409dee2e | 305 | logic at boot. For details, see |
94734142 | 306 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
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307 | </listitem> |
308 | </varlistentry> | |
309 | ||
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310 | <varlistentry> |
311 | <term><varname>root=</varname></term> | |
312 | <term><varname>rootfstype=</varname></term> | |
313 | <term><varname>rootfsflags=</varname></term> | |
314 | <term><varname>ro</varname></term> | |
315 | <term><varname>rw</varname></term> | |
316 | ||
317 | <listitem> | |
318 | <para>Configures the root file | |
319 | system and its file system | |
320 | type and mount options, as | |
321 | well as whether it shall be | |
322 | mounted read-only or | |
323 | read-writable initially. For | |
324 | details, see | |
325 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> | |
326 | </listitem> | |
327 | </varlistentry> | |
328 | ||
329 | <varlistentry> | |
330 | <term><varname>systemd.gpt_auto=</varname></term> | |
331 | <term><varname>rd.systemd.gpt_auto=</varname></term> | |
332 | ||
333 | <listitem> | |
334 | <para>Configures whether GPT | |
335 | based partition auto-discovery | |
336 | shall be attempted. For | |
337 | details, see | |
338 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-gpt-auto-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> | |
339 | </listitem> | |
340 | </varlistentry> | |
341 | ||
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343 | <term><varname>modules-load=</varname></term> |
344 | <term><varname>rd.modules-load=</varname></term> | |
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345 | |
346 | <listitem> | |
347 | <para>Load a specific kernel | |
97f4e887 | 348 | module early at boot. For |
409dee2e | 349 | details, see |
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350 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
351 | </listitem> | |
352 | </varlistentry> | |
353 | ||
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354 | <varlistentry> |
355 | <term><varname>resume=</varname></term> | |
356 | ||
357 | <listitem> | |
358 | <para>Enables resume from hibernation | |
359 | using the specified device. | |
360 | All <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>-like | |
06b643e7 | 361 | paths are supported. For details, see |
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362 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> |
363 | </listitem> | |
364 | </varlistentry> | |
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366 | |
367 | </refsect1> | |
368 | ||
369 | <refsect1> | |
370 | <title>See Also</title> | |
371 | <para> | |
372 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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373 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootparam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
374 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>dracut.cmdline</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
52c611b7 | 375 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-debug-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
a32f224a | 376 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fsck@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
93a1d735 | 377 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-quotacheck.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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378 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
379 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
c7a5e7cf | 380 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
5aded369 | 381 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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382 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
383 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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384 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-gpt-auto-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
385 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
386 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-backlight@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
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387 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-rfkill@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
388 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
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389 | </para> |
390 | </refsect1> | |
391 | ||
392 | </refentry> |