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diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 32e6169f63..0000000000 --- a/man/kernel-install.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,195 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*--> -<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" -"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> - -<!-- - This file is part of systemd. - - Copyright 2013 Harald Hoyer - - systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it - under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. - - systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but - WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU - Lesser General Public License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License - along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ---> - -<refentry id="kernel-install"> - - <refentryinfo> - <title>kernel-install</title> - <productname>systemd</productname> - - <authorgroup> - <author> - <contrib>Developer</contrib> - <firstname>Harald</firstname> - <surname>Hoyer</surname> - <email>harald@redhat.com</email> - </author> - </authorgroup> - </refentryinfo> - - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>kernel-install</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>kernel-install</refname> - <refpurpose>Add and remove kernel and initramfs images to and from /boot</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>kernel-install</command> - <arg choice="plain">COMMAND</arg> - <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></arg> - <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - <para> - <command>kernel-install</command> is used to install and remove kernel and - initramfs images to and from <filename>/boot</filename>. - </para> - - <para><command>kernel-install</command> will execute the files - located in the directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename> - and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>. - All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directory in - which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other. - Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the same name - in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied - executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> - with the same name as an executable in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>, - pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the - extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions are ignored.</para> - - <para>An executable should return <constant>0</constant> on success. It may also - return <constant>77</constant> to cause the whole operation to terminate - (executables later in lexical order will be skipped).</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Commands</title> - <para>The following commands are understood:</para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><command>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></command></term> - <listitem> - <para><command>kernel-install</command> creates the directory - <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename> - and calls every executable - <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and - <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with - the arguments - <programlisting>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting> - </para> - - <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs depmod for the <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para> - - <para>The kernel-install plugin - <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> copies - <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> to - <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/linux</filename>. - It also creates a boot loader entry according to the boot - loader specification in - <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>. - The title of the entry is the - <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable> parameter specified - in <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> or - <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> (if the former is - missing), or "GNU/Linux - <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>", if unset. If - the file <filename>initrd</filename> is found next to the - <filename>linux</filename> file, the initrd will be added to - the configuration.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term> - <listitem> - <para>Calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> - and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments - <programlisting>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting> - </para> - - <para><command>kernel-install</command> removes the entire directory - <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename> afterwards.</para> - - <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> removes the file - <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Exit status</title> - <para>If every executable returns with 0, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Files</title> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> - <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> - </term> - <listitem> - <para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename> - <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename> - </term> - <listitem> - <para>The content of the file <filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename> specifies the kernel command line to use. - If that file does not exist, <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename> is used.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <filename>/etc/machine-id</filename> - </term> - <listitem> - <para>The content of the file specifies the machine identification <replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> - <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> - </term> - <listitem> - <para>The content of the file specifies the operating system title <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable>.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>See Also</title> - <para> - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot loader specification</ulink> - </para> - </refsect1> - -</refentry> |