Mkinitrd

mkinitrd is a script used to create an initrd filesystem.

For example, to create an initrd that contains the modules required for booting from a strange device one might use:

The file myinitrd could then be placed in the /boot filesystem and loaded by the kernel at start time.

Synopsis

 * -k:Do not delete the temporary working directory.
 * -d confdir:The configuration directory is usually  -- use this to override.
 * -m command:Override the command that creates the initrd filesystem.
 * -o outfile:The file to create the initrd filesystem inside.
 * -r root:Override the root options.
 * version:The kernel version to use (the currently running kernel by default).