**--nostrip**::
do not strip binaries in the initramfs
-**--prelink**::
- prelink binaries in the initramfs (default)
-
-**--noprelink**::
- do not prelink binaries in the initramfs
-
**--hardlink**::
hardlink files in the initramfs (default)
**--no-hostonly-cmdline**:
Do not store kernel command line arguments needed in the initramfs
+**--no-hostonly-default-device**:
+ Do not generate implicit host devices like root, swap, fstab, etc.
+ Use "--mount" or "--add-device" to explicitly add devices as needed.
+
**--hostonly-i18n**:
Install only needed keyboard and font files according to the host configuration (default).
will not be able to boot.
====
+**--zstd**::
+ Compress the generated initramfs using Zstandard.
+[WARNING]
+====
+Make sure your kernel has zstd decompression support compiled in, otherwise you
+will not be able to boot.
+====
+
**--compress** _<compressor>_::
Compress the generated initramfs using the passed compression program. If
you pass it just the name of a compression program, it will call that
**--uefi**::
Instead of creating an initramfs image, dracut will create an UEFI executable,
- which can be executed by an UEFI BIOS.
+ which can be executed by an UEFI BIOS. The default output filename is
+ _<EFI>/EFI/Linux/linux-$kernel$-<MACHINE_ID>-<BUILD_ID>.efi_. <EFI> might be
+ _/efi_, _/boot_ or _/boot/efi_ depending on where the ESP partition is mounted.
+ The <BUILD_ID> is taken from BUILD_ID in _/usr/lib/os-release_ or if it exists
+ _/etc/os-release_ and is left out, if BUILD_ID is non-existant or empty.
+
+**--no-machineid**::
+ affects the default output filename of **--uefi** and will discard the <MACHINE_ID>
+ part.
**--uefi-stub _<FILE>_**::
Specifies the UEFI stub loader, which will load the attached kernel, initramfs and
kernel command line and boots the kernel. The default is
- _/lib/systemd/boot/efi/linux<EFI-MACHINE-TYPE-NAME>.efi.stub_
- or _/usr/lib/gummiboot/linux<EFI-MACHINE-TYPE-NAME>.efi.stub_
+ _$prefix/lib/systemd/boot/efi/linux<EFI-MACHINE-TYPE-NAME>.efi.stub_
+ or _$prefix/lib/gummiboot/linux<EFI-MACHINE-TYPE-NAME>.efi.stub_
**--kernel-image _<FILE>_**::
Specifies the kernel image, which to include in the UEFI executable. The default is