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lsinitrd

Show the contents of an initramfs image. See also: dracut. More information: https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/blob/master/man/lsinitrd.1.asc.
  • Show the contents of the initramfs image for the current kernel:
    lsinitrd
  • Show the contents of the initramfs image for the specified kernel:
    lsinitrd --kver {{kernel_version}}
  • Show the contents of the specified initramfs image:
    lsinitrd {{path/to/initramfs.img}}
  • List modules included in the initramfs image:
    lsinitrd --mod
  • Unpack the initramfs to the current directory:
    lsinitrd --unpack

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