UPDATE-INITRAMFS.CONF(5) File Formats Manual UPDATE-INITRAMFS.CONF(5)
NAME
update-initramfs.conf - configuration file for update-initramfs
DESCRIPTION
The configuration file allows one to disable the update action from up-
date-initramfs.
GENERAL VARIABLES
update_initramfs
Default is yes for running the latest initramfs-tools hooks in
the newest Linux image. Setting it to all updates any known
initramfs. It is possible to set it to no for remote servers or
boxes where conservative manners needs to be applied. This dis-
ables the update_initramfs -u call.
backup_initramfs
If set update_initramfs keeps an .bak file of the previous
initramfs. If unset the backup initramfs will not be kept.
FILES
/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
AUTHOR
The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks@debian.org>,
Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com> and numerous others.
SEE ALSO
initramfs.conf(5), initramfs-tools(7), mkinitramfs(8), update-
initramfs(8).
initramfs-tools 2010/04/05 UPDATE-INITRAMFS.CONF(5)
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