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| author | maximilian attems <maks@debian.org> | 2006-02-14 11:22:50 +0100 |
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| committer | maximilian attems <maks@debian.org> | 2006-02-14 11:22:50 +0100 |
| commit | b3fcee343807b6dcec5bb6a075ede8b3bc5da060 (patch) | |
| tree | e40b5319fb01bb524f7178cc912654ddb735d83a | |
| parent | 57bae4e1d5de2dceaf2c08937fceb6a5879075c2 (diff) | |
better document the point of update-initramfs and mkinitramfs.
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mkinitramfs.8 | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | update-initramfs.8 | 6 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 31ed427..bc1f8d7 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ initramfs-tools (0.52) unstable; urgency=low * update-initramfs: s/was/has/ been altered. (closes: #351939) - -- maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at> Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:18:11 +0100 + * update-initramfs(8), mkinitramfs(8): The point of the first is to be used + on your local box. The second cmd should help for advanced usage. + + -- maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at> Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:18:44 +0100 initramfs-tools (0.51) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/mkinitramfs.8 b/mkinitramfs.8 index 64f8786..79ce777 100644 --- a/mkinitramfs.8 +++ b/mkinitramfs.8 @@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ mkinitramfs \- generate an initramfs image .SH DESCRIPTION The .B mkinitramfs -script generates an initramfs image. The initramfs is an cpio archive. +script generates an initramfs image. +The initramfs is an cpio archive. The archive can be used on a different +box of the same arch with the corresponding Linux kernel. +.B mkinitramfs +is meant for advanced usage. On your local box +.B update-initramfs +should do all necessary steps. + At boot time, the kernel unpacks that archive into ram disk, mounts and uses it as initial root file system. All finding of the root device happens in this early userspace. diff --git a/update-initramfs.8 b/update-initramfs.8 index 35f1572..d1e1ed0 100644 --- a/update-initramfs.8 +++ b/update-initramfs.8 @@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ update-initramfs \- generate an initramfs image .SH DESCRIPTION The .B update-initramfs -script manages your initramfs images. The initramfs is an cpio archive. +script manages your initramfs images on your local box. +It keeps track of the existing initramfs archives in /boot. +It helps to update, create and remove those. + +The initramfs is an cpio archive. At boot time, the kernel unpacks that archive into ram disk, mounts and uses it as initial root file system. All finding of the root device happens in this early userspace. |