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diff --git a/source/a/mkinitrd/slack-desc b/source/a/mkinitrd/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..49d1a764f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/a/mkinitrd/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on +# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make +# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to +# leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +mkinitrd: mkinitrd (make an initial ramdisk) +mkinitrd: +mkinitrd: mkinitrd is a script to create an initial ramdisk that is loaded at +mkinitrd: the same time as the kernel. The initial ramdisk may be responsible +mkinitrd: for loading kernel modules (such a filesystem or SCSI controller +mkinitrd: module) that are needed to mount the root filesystem. +mkinitrd: +mkinitrd: The "initrd" is implemented as an initramfs. See the kernel +mkinitrd: documentation for more information on this, if you are interested. +mkinitrd: +mkinitrd: |