GENERATE-ZBM(8)

NAME
generate-zbm - ZFSBootMenu initramfs generator

SYNOPSIS

generate-zbm [options]

OPTIONS

Where noted, command-line options supersede options in the generate-zbm(5) configuration file.

--version|-v zbm-version Override the ZFSBootMenu version in output files; supersedes Global.Version

--kernel|-k kernel-path Manually specify a specific kernel; supersedes Kernel.Path

--kver|-K kernel-version Manually specify a specific kernel version; supersedes Kernel.Version

--prefix|-p image-prefix Manually specify the output image prefix; supersedes Kernel.Prefix

--initcpio|-i Force the use of mkinitcpio instead of dracut.

--no-initcpio|-i Force the use of dracut instead of mkinitcpio.

--confd|-C config-path Specify initramfs configuration path

•   For dracut: supersedes Global.DracutConfDir

•   For mkinitcpio: supersedes Global.InitCPIOConfig

    --hookd|-H hookd-path Specify mkinitcpio hook directory; supersedes Global.InitCPIOHookDirs

    May be specified more than once. Ignored when using dracut.

    --cmdline|-l options Override the kernel command line; supersedes Kernel.CommandLine

    --bootdir|-b boot-path Specify the path to search for kernel files; default: /boot

    --config|-c conf-file Specify the path to a configuration file; default: /etc/zfsbootmenu/config.yaml

    --enable Set the Global.ManageImages option to true, enabling image generation.

    --disable Set the Global.ManageImages option to false, disabling image generation.

    --debug|-d Enable debug output

    --showver|-V Print ZFSBootMenu version and quit.

SEE ALSO

generate-zbm(5) zfsbootmenu(7)

AUTHOR
ZFSBootMenu Team <https://github.com/zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu>

COPYRIGHT
2019 Zach Dykstra, 2020-2025 ZFSBootMenu Team