---
name: "abootimg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "abootimg"
version: "0.6-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/abootimg"
---

# abootimg(1)

manipulate Android Boot Images.

## NAME

abootimg - manipulate Android Boot Images.

## DESCRIPTION

Tool to read/write/update android boot images

## SYNOPSIS

**abootimg**\
  \-i \<bootimg\>\
 **abootimg**\
  \-x \<bootimg\> \[\<bootimg.cfg\> \[\<kernel\> \[\<ramdisk\> \[\<secondstage\>\]\]\]\]\
 **abootimg**\
  \-u \<bootimg\> \[-c "param=value"\] \[-f \<bootimg.cfg\>\] \[-k \<kernel\>\] \[-r \<ramdisk\>\] \[-s \<secondstage\>\]\
 **abootimg**\
  \--create \<bootimg\> \[-c "param=value"\] \[-f \<bootimg.cfg\>\] -k \<kernel\> -r \<ramdisk\> \[-s \<secondstage\>\]

## OPTIONS

- **-i**

  print boot imgage information

- **-x**

  Extract a boot image

- **-u**

  Update a boot image

- **--create**

  Create a boot image

### Options for extracting boot images

- **bootimg**

  Existing bootimage to use

- **bootimg.cfg**

  Name for the bootimg.cfg file, defaults to bootimg.cfg

- **kernel**

  Name for the kernel image, defaults to zImage

- **ramdisk**

  Name for the ramdisk image, defaults to initrd.img

- **secondstage**

  Name for the second-stage image, defaults to stage2.img

### Options for updating and creating boot images

- **bootimg**

  Existing bootimage to use

- **-c param=value**

  Existing bootimage to use

- **-f \<bootimg.cfg\>**

  Update bootimg.cfg with the named file

- **-k \<kernel\>**

  Update kernel with the named file

- **-r \<ramdisk\>**

  Update ramdisk with the named file

- **-s \<secondstage\>**

  Update secondstage image with the named file