version <kernel-version> by calling *dracut*.
[IMPORTANT]
-This version of mkinitrd is provided for compability with older
+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, *dracut* should be called directly.
**-k** _<kernel_list>_::
List of kernel images for which initrd files are created (relative
- to _boot_dir_), defaults to _vmlinux_ on ppc/ppc64, _image_ on s390/s390x
- and _vmlinuz_ for everything else.
+ to _boot_dir_), Image name should begin with the following string,
+ defaults to _vmlinux_ on ppc/ppc64, _image_ on s390/s390x and _vmlinuz_
+ for everything else.
**-i** _<initrd_list>_::
List of file names (relative to _boot_dir_) for the initrd; positions
**-d** _<root_device>_::
Root device, defaults to the device from which the root_dir is
- mounted; overwrites the rootdev enviroment variable if set
+ mounted; overwrites the rootdev environment variable if set
**-s** _<size>_::
Add splash animation and bootscreen to initrd.
**-A**::
Create a so called "monster initrd" which includes all available
- features and modules.
+ features and modules. This calls dracut with --no-hostonly and
+ --no-hostonly-cmdline parameters internally, instead of the default
+ --hostonly and --hostonly-cmdline.
**-v, --verbose**::
increase verbosity level
Disable logging to _/var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log_. This is useful for
testing if you don’t want to clutter the system log.
-**--force**::
- overwrite existing initramfs file.
-
**--help**::
print a help message and exit.