mkinitcpio
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mkinitcpio is an Arch Linux utility that generates initial RAM disk images (initramfs) for booting the Linux kernel based on a modular, hook-driven configuration system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arch Linux software
ⓘ
command-line program ⓘ initramfs generation utility ⓘ |
| compressionMethodExample |
bzip2
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gzip ⓘ lz4 ⓘ xz ⓘ |
| configurationFile |
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
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/etc/mkinitcpio.d/*.preset ⓘ |
| distributionPackage | mkinitcpio (Arch Linux package) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | mkinitcpio(8) man page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
compression method selection
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configuration file support ⓘ filesystem module autodetection ⓘ hook-based initramfs generation ⓘ kernel module inclusion ⓘ modular design ⓘ support for LVM ⓘ support for RAID ⓘ support for custom hooks ⓘ support for early userspace ⓘ support for encrypted root filesystems ⓘ support for filesystems like ext4 btrfs xfs ⓘ support for multiple presets ⓘ |
| hookExample |
autodetect
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base ⓘ block ⓘ encrypt ⓘ filesystems ⓘ keyboard ⓘ lvm2 ⓘ modconf ⓘ resume ⓘ udev ⓘ |
| implements | hook-driven configuration system ⓘ |
| invocationCommand | mkinitcpio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | shell script ⓘ |
| license | GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| maintainer | Arch Linux developers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Arch Linux
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ⓘ
Arch-based Linux distributions ⓘ |
| output | initramfs image ⓘ |
| outputLocation | /boot ⓘ |
| projectWebsite | https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/mkinitcpio/ ⓘ |
| purpose |
generate initial RAM disk images
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generate initramfs for the Linux kernel ⓘ |
| supportsKernel | Linux kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
booting Arch Linux systems
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regenerating initramfs after configuration changes ⓘ regenerating initramfs after kernel updates ⓘ |
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