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+.TH UPDATE-INITRAMFS.CONF 5 "2010/04/05" "initramfs\-tools" "File Formats Manual"
+
+.SH NAME
+update-initramfs.conf \- configuration file for update-initramfs
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The configuration file allows one to disable the update action from
+.B update-initramfs.
+
+.SH GENERAL VARIABLES
+.TP
+\fB update_initramfs
+Default is \fIyes\fP for running the latest initramfs-tools hooks in the
+newest Linux image.
+Setting it to \fIall\fP updates any known initramfs.
+It is possible to set it to \fIno\fP for remote servers or boxes where
+conservative manners needs to be applied. This disables
+the \fBupdate_initramfs \-u\fP call.
+.TP
+\fB backup_initramfs
+If set \fBupdate_initramfs\fP keeps an .bak file of the previous initramfs. If unset the backup initramfs will not be kept.
+
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+.I /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks@debian.org>,
+Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com> and numerous others.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR
+.IR initramfs.conf (5),
+.IR initramfs-tools (7),
+.IR mkinitramfs (8),
+.IR update-initramfs (8).