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:

mkinitrd -o myinitrd

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

Synopsis

mkinitrd [-k] [-d confdir] [-m command] -o outfile [-r root] [version]

-k

Do not delete the temporary working directory.

-d confdir

The configuration directory is usually /etc/mkinitrd -- 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).

See also

man mkinitrd