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diff --git a/mkinitcpio.5.txt b/mkinitcpio.5.txt index cbcbca6..6952267 100644 --- a/mkinitcpio.5.txt +++ b/mkinitcpio.5.txt @@ -15,48 +15,48 @@ Creates an initial ramdisk environment for booting the linux kernel. The initial Options ------- +*-b* 'basedir':: + Use 'basedir' as a starting point for gathering information about the currently running system. Default: /. + *-c* 'config':: Use 'config' file to generate the ramdisk. Default: /etc/mkinitcpio.conf +*-g* 'filename':: + Generate a CPIO image as 'filename'. Default: no; this means nothing will be written to the filesystem unless this option is specified. + +*-H* 'hookname':: + Output help for hookname 'hookname' + +*-h*:: + Output a short overview of available command-line switches. + *-k* 'kernelversion':: Use 'kernelversion'. Default is the current running kernel. -*-s*:: - Saves the build directory for the initial ramdisk. Default: no; This means the directory will not be retained if this option isn't specified. Useful for debugging purposes. +*-L*:: + List all available hooks. -*-b* 'basedir':: - Use 'basedir' as a starting point for gathering information about the currently running system. Default: /. +*-M*:: + Display modules found via autodetection. mkinitcpio will automatically try to determine which kernel modules are needed to start your computer. This option lists which modules were detected. -*-g* 'filename':: - Generate a CPIO image as 'filename'. Default: no; this means nothing will be written to the filesystem unless this option is specified. +*-n*:: + Disable color output. *-p* 'preset':: Build initial ramdisk according to specified 'preset'. Presets are found in /etc/mkinitcpio.d -*-n*:: - Disable color output. - *-S* 'hooks':: Skip 'hooks' when generating the image. Several hooks should be comma-separated. +*-s*:: + Saves the build directory for the initial ramdisk. Default: no; This means the directory will not be retained if this option isn't specified. Useful for debugging purposes. + *-t* 'tmpdir':: Use 'tmpdir' as the temporary build directory instead of /tmp. 'tmpdir' must exist. *-v*:: Verbose output. Outputs more information about what's happening during creation of the ramdisk. -*-M*:: - Display modules found via autodetection. mkinitcpio will automatically try to determine which kernel modules are needed to start your computer. This option lists which modules were detected. - -*-L*:: - List all available hooks. - -*-H* 'hookname':: - Output help for hookname 'hookname' - -*-h*:: - Output a short overview of available command-line switches. - *-z* 'compress':: Override the compression method with the 'compress' program. |