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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-06-03 05:42:59 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-06-03 05:42:59 +0000 |
commit | c45bd7dca7394d3a25f5bbf416f3b75c50759190 (patch) | |
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Adding upstream version 0.143.upstream/0.143upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/unmkinitramfs.8 b/unmkinitramfs.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae9252d --- /dev/null +++ b/unmkinitramfs.8 @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +.TH UNMKINITRAMFS 8 "2016/12/15" "initramfs\-tools" "System Administration" + +.SH NAME +unmkinitramfs \- extract content from an initramfs image + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B unmkinitramfs +.RB [ -v ] +.IR initramfs-file " " directory +.br +.BR unmkinitramfs " " -h + +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B unmkinitramfs +command extracts the content of a given initramfs image using +.BR cpio . +If the image contains multiple segments, each are passed to +.B cpio +in order. + +.SH OPTIONS + +.TP +.B -h +Display usage information and exit. + +.TP +.B -v +Display verbose messages about extraction. + + +.SH USAGE EXAMPLES + +Extract initramfs content of current running kernel: + +.PP +.B unmkinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) initramfs/ + + +.SH BUGS +.BR unmkinitramfs +cannot deal with multiple-segmented initramfs images, except where an +early (uncompressed) initramfs with system firmware is prepended to +the regular compressed initramfs. + +.SH AUTHOR +The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks@debian.org> +and numerous others. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR +.IR initramfs-tools (7), +.IR lsinitramfs (8), +.IR mkinitramfs (8), +.IR update-initramfs (8). |