[plug] a bit more initrd confusion :-(

[Ian Kent]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Denis Brown wrote:

> >
> > If a previous initrd image exists you also need a -f option.
> >
> Hmmm.  I cannot see an -f option listed in Debian's man pages for
> mkinitrd, nor any mention of it in the mkinitrd script.   It would seem
> logical (-f stands for "force", right?)   Perhaps this is a RH specific
> option or perhaps Debian's version of mkinitrd is a little behind the
> game?

OK. Haven't got access to Debian man pages atm. but it's been present at 
least since version 7 of RedHat.

'force' yes.

So it really doesn't matter as long as you can overwrite the dam thing.

Ian