slackware-current/source/a/mkinitrd/remove-orphaned-initrds

#!/bin/bash

# Copyright 2024  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
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# This script removes initrds in the /boot directory if there's no kernel
# in /boot with the same version. This keeps unused initrds from accumulating
# and filling up the filesystem.

# Usage: Run without any options to clean up initrd orphans:
#
# ./remove-orphaned-initrds
#
# To see what would be removed without actually removing anything:
#
# ./remove-orphaned-initrds --dry-run
#
# This script is suitable to run as a periodic cron job (perhaps weekly).

ORPHANS_FOUND=false

cd /boot
for initrd in initrd-*.img ; do
  if [ ! -r $initrd ]; then
    continue
  fi
  # We are not removing symlinks here. We'll remove dangling ones later on.
  if [ -L $initrd ]; then
    continue
  fi
  # Find the identifying portion of the initrd's filename:
  IDENTIFIER="$(basename $(echo $initrd | cut -f 2- -d -) .img)"
  if [ ! -r vmlinuz-${IDENTIFIER} ]; then
    ORPHANS_FOUND=true
    if [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then
      echo "Would remove: $initrd"
    else
      echo "Removing: $initrd"
      rm -f $initrd
    fi
  fi
done
if [ "$ORPHANS_FOUND" = "false" ]; then
  echo "No orphaned initrds found in /boot."
fi
# Also handle initrd symlinks:
for dangling_symlink in $(find . -name "initrd-*.img" -xtype l) $(find . -name "initrd.gz" -xtype l) ; do
  if [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then
    echo "Would remove: $dangling_symlink"
  else
    echo "Removing: $dangling_symlink"
    rm -f $dangling_symlink
  fi
done