mkosi-initrd(1)             General Commands Manual            mkosi-initrd(1)

NAME
       mkosi-initrd -- Build initrds or unified kernel images for the current
       system using mkosi

SYNOPSIS
       mkosi-initrd [options...]

DESCRIPTION
       mkosi-initrd is wrapper on top of mkosi to simplify the generation of
       initrds and Unified Kernel Images for the current running system.

OPTIONS
       --kernel-version=, -k
              Kernel version where to look for the kernel modules to include.
              Defaults to the kernel version of the running system (uname -r).

       --format=, -t
              Output format.  One of cpio (CPIO archive), uki (a unified
              kernel image with the image in the .initrd PE section) or
              directory (for generating an image directly in a local
              directory).  Defaults to cpio.

       --output=, -o
              Name to use for the generated output image file or directory.
              Defaults to initrd.

       --output-dir=, -O
              Path to a directory where to place all generated artifacts.
              Defaults to the current working directory.

       --generic, -g
              Build a generic initrd without host-specific kernel modules,
              which should allow the local system to boot on different
              hardware, although it's tied to the kernel version of the
              running system or set with --kernel-version=.

       --profile=
              Set the profiles to enable for the initrd.  By default, all
              profiles are disabled.

              The lvm profile enables support for LVM.  The network profile
              enables support for network via systemd-networkd.  The nfs
              profile enables support for NFS.  It requires networking in the
              initrd, using the network profile, or some other custom method.
              The pkcs11 profile enables support for PKCS#11.  The plymouth
              profile provides a graphical interface at boot (animation and
              password prompt).  The raid profile enables support for RAID
              arrays.

       --debug
              Enable additional debugging output.

       --debug-shell
              Spawn debug shell in sandbox if a sandboxed command fails.

       --debug-sandbox
              Run mkosi-sandbox with strace.

       --version
              Show package version.

       --help, -h
              Show brief usage information.

SEE ALSO
       mkosi(1)

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