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diff --git a/mkinitfs.1.in b/mkinitfs.1.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd8db94 --- /dev/null +++ b/mkinitfs.1.in @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +.TH MKINITFS "1" "July 2018" "mkinitfs @VERSION@" "Early startup" +.SH NAME +mkinitfs - Generate an initramfs +.SH SYNOPSIS +.PP +mkinitfs [\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIKERNELVERSION\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBmkinitfs\fR collects files from the root file system and creates a +compressed initramfs from it. +.TP +\fB\-b\fR \fIBASEDIR\fR +Dont use files from the root file system, use specified path instead. +.TP +\fB\-c\fR \fICONFIGFILE\fR +Use configfile instead of \fI@sysconfdir@/mkinitfs.conf\fR. +.TP +\fB\-f\fR \fIFSTAB\fR +Use fstab instead of \fI@datadir@/fstab\fR. +.TP +\fB\-F\fR \fIFEATURES\fR +Use specified features. +.TP +\fB\-h\fR +Print this help. +.TP +\fB\-i \fIINITFILE\fR +Use initfile as init instead of \fI@datadir@/initramfs-init\fR. +.TP +\fB\-k\fR +Do not clean up temporary files. +.TP +\fB\-K\fR +Also copy also host apk keys to initramfs. +.TP +\fB\-l\fR +Do a dry run and only list files that would have been used. +.TP +\fB\-L\fR +List all available features. +.TP +\fB\-n\fR +Don't include kernel modules or firmware into the initramfs. +.TP +\fB\-o \fIOUTFILE\fR +Set another outfile. +.TP +\fB\-P \fIFEATURESDIR\fR +Prepend features.d search path. Use this if you want to define your own features +outside of the system-wide directories. +.TP +\fB\-q\fR +Quiet mode. +.TP +\fB\-t \fITMPDIR\fR +Use tempdir when creating initramfs image. +.SH FILES +.TP +\fI@sysconfdir@/mkinitfs.conf\fR +Default configuration file. It contains the list of default features in the +format of \fBfeatures="..."\fR. +.TP +\fI@sysconfdir@/features.d/FEATURE.modules\fR +Contains a list of kernel modules. Using the feature will cause the given +kernel modules to be included in the initramfs. The modules are given by their +filesystem paths, relative to \fI/lib/modules/KERNELVERSION/\fR. +.TP +\fI@sysconfdir@/features.d/FEATURE.files\fR +Contains an list of absolute file names which will be included into the +generated initramfs if the feature is enabled. +.TP +\fI@datadir@/initramfs-init\fR +Shell script which will be placed as \fI/init\fR in the initramfs. This +functions as the first executed program in early userspace. +.SH AUTHOR +.PP +Written by Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>, Timo Teräs <timo.teras@iki.fi> and others. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Alpine Linux Bugtracker: <https://bugs.alpinelinux.org/projects/alpine/issues> +.SH "SEE ALSO" +mkinitfs-bootparam(7) |