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.TH "LSINITRD" "1" "10/13/2024" "dracut 105" "dracut"
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.SH "NAME"
lsinitrd \- tool to show the contents of an initramfs image
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fBlsinitrd\fR [\fIOPTION\&...\fR] [<image> [<filename> [<filename> [\&...] ]]]
.sp
\fBlsinitrd\fR [\fIOPTION\&...\fR] \-k <kernel version>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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lsinitrd shows the contents of an initramfs image\&. if <image> is omitted, then lsinitrd determines the default location based on the local configuration or Linux distribution policy\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
.RS 4
print a help message and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s, \-\-size\fR
.RS 4
sort the contents of the initramfs by size\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f, \-\-file\fR\ \&\fI<filename>\fR
.RS 4
print the contents of <filename>\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-k, \-\-kver\fR\ \&\fI<kernel version>\fR
.RS 4
inspect the initramfs of <kernel version>\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-m, \-\-mod\fR
.RS 4
list dracut modules included of the initramfs image\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-unpack\fR
.RS 4
unpack the initramfs to the current directory, instead of displaying the contents\&. If optional filenames are given, will only unpack specified files, else the whole image will be unpacked\&. Won\(cqt unpack anything from early cpio part\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-unpackearly\fR
.RS 4
unpack the early microcode initramfs to the current directory, instead of displaying the contents\&. Same as \-\-unpack, but only unpack files from early cpio part\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
unpack verbosely
.RE
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The lsinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from \m[blue]\fBhttps://github\&.com/dracut\-ng/dracut\-ng\fR\m[]
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Harald Hoyer
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Amerigo Wang
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Nikoli
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBdracut\fR(8)