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