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2019-02-06Make manual pages and usage messages more consistentBen Hutchings
* Don't use angle brackets around parameters * Show all options in manual page synopses if possible * Make the usage summary line match the manual page synopsis, excluding the -h option * List all options in usage messages * Refer to manual pages from usage messages * Include one blank line at start and end of usage messages Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
2018-07-18docs: Set man page header source and manual parameters correctlyBen Hutchings
Set the .TH source parameter for all pages to "initramfs-tools". Set the .TH manual parameter to a commonly used name for the man page section. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
2018-07-18docs: Update man page header datesBen Hutchings
Set each page's date to the date of the last substantive change, i.e. excluding cross-reference updates and spelling fixes. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
2018-07-18docs: Move initramfs-tools man page to section 7Ben Hutchings
Manual pages that describe a general topic belong in section 7, not 8. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
2016-12-15unmkinitramfs: Rewrite command syntaxBen Hutchings
I'm not comfortable with unmkinitramfs passing through everything to cpio, considering what a sharp tool cpio is. Instead of that, recognise and pass through the few specific options that are important. Always pass --preserve-modification-time --no-absolute-filenames --quiet. Take the initramfs filename as a mandatory argument rather than expecting a file on stdin, to be more consistent lsinitramfs and mkinitramfs do. Take an output directory as a mandatory argument (except when listing), rather than extracting to the current directory. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
2016-12-15Create unmkinitramfs commandKevin Locke
This command supports extracting files from an initramfs image. It is designed to be a drop-in for cpio wherever an initramfs may be present. It is implemented using the code from lsinitramfs, which now delegates to uninitramfs instead of cpio. Signed-off-by: Kevin Locke <kevin@kevinlocke.name> [bwh: Rename it from uninitramfs to unmkinitramfs; add to .install list] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>