- check for ro /boot

- allow -k all for all modes and more feedback on deleting
- small whitespace cleanup

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/update-initramfs.8 b/update-initramfs.8
index fa1728a..871e9a5 100644
--- a/update-initramfs.8
+++ b/update-initramfs.8
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-.TH UPDATE-INITRAMFS 8  "$Date: 2006/09/02" $" "" "update-initramfs manual"
+.TH UPDATE-INITRAMFS 8  "$Date: 2006/09/06" $" "" "update\-initramfs manual"
 
 .SH NAME
-update-initramfs \- generate an initramfs image
+update\-initramfs \- generate an initramfs image
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B update-initramfs
+.B update\-initramfs
 .RB [ \-k
 .IR version ]
 .RB [ \-c ]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ update-initramfs \- generate an initramfs image
 .RB [ \-h ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
-.B update-initramfs
+.B update\-initramfs
 script manages your initramfs images on your local box.
 It keeps track of the existing initramfs archives in /boot.
 There are three modes of operation create, update or delete.
@@ -29,8 +29,17 @@ happens in this early userspace.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 \fB \-k \fI version
-Set the kernel version for whom the initramfs will be generated.
+Set the specific kernel version for whom the initramfs will be generated.
 For example the output of uname -r for your currently running kernel.
+This argument is optional for update. The default is the latest kernel version.
+
+The use of "all" for the 
+.I version
+string specifies 
+.B update\-initramfs 
+to execute the chosen action for all kernel versions, that are already known
+to 
+.B update\-initramfs.
 
 .TP
 \fB \-c
@@ -60,7 +69,20 @@ Set an different bootdir for the image creation.
 .TP
 \fB \-h
 Print a short help page describing the available options in
-.B update-initramfs.
+.B update\-initramfs.
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+
+Update the initramfs of the newest kernel:
+
+.PP
+.B update\-initramfs -u
+
+
+Create the initramfs for a specific kernel:
+
+.PP
+.B update\-initramfs -c -k 2.6.18-1-686
 
 .SH AUTHOR
 The initramfs-tools are written by Jeff Bailey <jbailey@ubuntu.com>.