LSINITRAMFS(8)                          lsinitramfs manual                         LSINITRAMFS(8)



NAME
       lsinitramfs - list content of an initramfs image


SYNOPSIS
       lsinitramfs [options] <initramfsfile> [<initramfsfile>]


DESCRIPTION
       The  lsinitramfs  command  lists  the  content of given initramfs images. It allows one to
       quickly check the content of one (or multiple) specified initramfs files.


OPTIONS
       -h     Display usage information and exit.


       -l     Display long and more verbose listing of initramfs content.


USAGE EXAMPLES
       List initramfs content of current running kernel:


       lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r)

       List content of two initramfs files in verbose mode:


       lsinitramfs -l /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-grml64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-grml64


BUGS
       lsinitramfs cannot deal with multiple-segmented initramfs images, such  as  those  created
       when  an  early  (uncompressed) initramfs with system firmware is prepended to the regular
       compressed initrams, or when overlay data is appended to the initramfs.


AUTHOR
       The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks AT debian.org> and  numerous  oth‐
       ers.


SEE ALSO
        initramfs-tools(8), mkinitramfs(8), update-initramfs(8).



Linux                                       2010/06/16                             LSINITRAMFS(8)