Initrd

Posted on 2026-08-19 :: Updated on 2026-08-22:: os-install

Extract

xzcat initrd.img | cpio -id

-i extract
-d create dirs

Check content

# show content of initramfs of current kernel
lsinitrd

# show content of specific initramfs file
lsinitrd path/to/initramfs.img

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