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