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diff --git a/mkinitramfs.8 b/mkinitramfs.8 index 7fdeefb..49db6c8 100644 --- a/mkinitramfs.8 +++ b/mkinitramfs.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH MKINITRAMFS 8 "2010/04/04" "Linux" "mkinitramfs manual" +.TH MKINITRAMFS 8 "2010/04/07" "Linux" "mkinitramfs manual" .SH NAME mkinitramfs \- low-level tool for generating an initramfs image @@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ This option queries if mkinitramfs can create ramdisks on a running kernel of ve This option queries if mkinitramfs can create ramdisks for kernel version .IR tversion . +.SH ENVIRONMENT +.B mkinitramfs +honours the +.B TMPDIR +environment variable. If set, it uses subdirectories in the given +directory to create its temporary working directories. Else it uses +.I /tmp +as default value for that purpose. The given directory should be on a +filesystem which allows the execution of files stored there, i.e. +should not be mounted with the +.B noexec +mount option. + .SH FILES .TP .I /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf |