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diff --git a/mkinitramfs.8 b/mkinitramfs.8 index abb3f39..49db6c8 100644 --- a/mkinitramfs.8 +++ b/mkinitramfs.8 @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ -.TH MKINITRAMFS 8 "2008/08/12" "" "mkinitramfs manual" +.TH MKINITRAMFS 8 "2010/04/07" "Linux" "mkinitramfs manual" .SH NAME mkinitramfs \- low-level tool for generating an initramfs image .SH SYNOPSIS .B mkinitramfs +.RB [ \-c +.IR compress ] .RB [ \-d .IR confdir ] .RB [ \-k ] @@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ mkinitramfs \- low-level tool for generating an initramfs image The .B mkinitramfs script generates an initramfs image. -The initramfs is a gzipped cpio archive. The archive can be used on a +The initramfs is a compressed cpio archive. The archive can be used on a different box of the same arch with the corresponding Linux kernel. .B mkinitramfs is meant for advanced usage. On your local box @@ -45,6 +47,13 @@ happens in this early userspace. .SH OPTIONS .TP +\fB \-c \fI compress +Override the +.B COMPRESS +setting in +.IR initramfs.conf . + +.TP \fB \-d \fI confdir Set an alternate configuration directory. @@ -83,6 +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 |