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   1 MKINITRD(8)
   2 =========
   3 :doctype: manpage
   4 :man source:   dracut
   5 :man manual:   dracut
   6
   7 NAME
   8 ----
   9 mkinitrd - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
  10
  11 SYNOPSIS
  12 --------
  13 *mkinitrd* ['OPTION...'] [<initrd-image>]  <kernel-version>
  14
  15 DESCRIPTION
  16 -----------
  17 mkinitrd creates an initramfs image <initrd-image> for the kernel with
  18 version <kernel-version> by calling "dracut".
  19
  20 [IMPORTANT]
  21 If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is needed,
  22 "dracut" should be called directly.
  23
  24 OPTIONS
  25 -------
  26 **--version**::
  27     print info about the version
  28
  29 **-v, --verbose**::
  30     increase verbosity level
  31
  32 **-f, --force**::
  33     overwrite existing initramfs file.
  34
  35 **--image-version*::
  36     append the kernel version to the target image
  37     <initrd-image>-<kernel-version>.
  38
  39 **--with=<module>**::
  40      add the kernel module <module> to the initramfs.
  41
  42 **--preload=<module>**::
  43      preload the kernel module <module> in the initramfs before any other kernel
  44      modules are loaded. This can be used to ensure a certain device naming,
  45      which should in theory be avoided and the use of symbolic links in /dev is
  46      encouraged.
  47
  48 **--nocompress**::
  49      do not compress the resulting image.
  50
  51 **--help**::
  52     print a help message and exit.
  53
  54 AVAILABILITY
  55 ------------
  56 The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from
  57 link:$$https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org$$[https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org]
  58
  59 AUTHORS
  60 -------
  61 Harald Hoyer
  62
  63 SEE ALSO
  64 --------
  65 *dracut*(8)