mkinitrd − is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
mkinitrd [OPTION...] [<initrd−image>] <kernel−version>
mkinitrd creates an initramfs image <initrd−image> for the kernel with version <kernel−version> by calling "dracut".
Important
If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is
needed, "dracut" should be called directly.
−−version
print info about the version
−v, −−verbose
increase verbosity level
−f, −−force
overwrite existing initramfs file.
*−−image−version
append the kernel version to the target image <initrd−image>−<kernel−version>.
−−with=<module>
add the kernel module <module> to the initramfs.
−−preload=<module>
preload the kernel module <module> in the initramfs before any other kernel modules are loaded. This can be used to ensure a certain device naming, which should in theory be avoided and the use of symbolic links in /dev is encouraged.
−−nocompress
do not compress the resulting image.
−−help
print a help message and exit.
The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org
Harald Hoyer
dracut(8)