proc_cmdline(5)

proc_cmdline5

Kernel boot arguments

Overview

/proc/cmdline

Arguments passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Often done via a boot manager such as lilo(8) or grub(8). Any arguments embedded in the kernel image or initramfs via CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG will also be displayed.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 13
  2. Arch

From man-pages 6.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.