---
name: "lsinitramfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "initramfs-tools-core"
version: "0.148.4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lsinitramfs"
---

# lsinitramfs(8)

list content of an initramfs image

## NAME

lsinitramfs - list content of an initramfs image

## SYNOPSIS

**lsinitramfs** \[**-l**\] *initramfs-file*...\
 **lsinitramfs** **-h**

## DESCRIPTION

The **lsinitramfs** command lists the content of given initramfs images. It allows one to quickly check the content of one (or multiple) specified initramfs files.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display usage information and exit.

- **-l**

  Display long and more verbose listing of initramfs content.

## USAGE EXAMPLES

List initramfs content of current running kernel:

**lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r)**

List content of two initramfs files in verbose mode:

**lsinitramfs -l /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-grml64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-grml64**

## BUGS

**lsinitramfs** cannot deal with multiple-segmented initramfs images, except where an early (uncompressed) initramfs with system firmware is prepended to the regular compressed initramfs.

## AUTHOR

The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems \<maks@debian.org\> and numerous others.

## SEE ALSO

[*initramfs-tools*(7)](/initramfs-tools/7.md), [*mkinitramfs*(8)](/mkinitramfs/8.md), [*unmkinitramfs*(8)](/unmkinitramfs/8.md), [*update-initramfs*(8)](/update-initramfs/8.md).