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@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ Options
after all other hooks from the config file. Multiple hooks should be
comma-separated. This option can be specified multiple times.
-*-b, \--basedir* 'basedir'::
- Use 'basedir' as a starting point for gathering information about the
- currently running system. Default: /.
-
*-c, \--config* 'config'::
Use 'config' file to generate the ramdisk. Default: /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
@@ -48,8 +44,7 @@ Options
*-k, \--kernel* 'kernelversion'::
Use 'kernelversion', instead of the current running kernel. This may be a
- path to a kernel image or a specific kernel version. If specified as a path to
- an image, this will always be prefixed by the 'basedir'.
+ path to a kernel image or a specific kernel version.
*-L, \--listhooks*::
List all available hooks.
@@ -124,10 +119,9 @@ Examples
*mkinitcpio -p linux*::
Create an initial ramdisk based on the 'linux' preset.
-*mkinitcpio -b /mnt -g /mnt/boot/initramfs-linux.img -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux*::
- Create an initial ramdisk for the root at /mnt, with the kernel at
- /mnt/boot/vmlinuz-linux. The resulting image will be written to
- /mnt/boot/initramfs-linux.img.
+*mkinitcpio -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux*::
+ Create an initial ramdisk for the kernel at /boot/vmlinuz-linux. The
+ resulting image will be written to /boot/initramfs-linux.img.
See also
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