Ubuntu Manpage: kernel-command-line - Kernel command line parameters

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NAME

       kernel-command-line - Kernel command line parameters

SYNOPSIS

       /proc/cmdline

DESCRIPTION

       The kernel, the initial RAM disk (initrd) and basic userspace functionality may be configured at boot via
       kernel command line arguments.

       For command line parameters understood by the kernel, please see kernel-parameters.html[1] and
       bootparam(7).

       For command line parameters understood by the initial RAM disk, please see dracut.cmdline(7), or the
       documentation of the specific initrd implementation of your installation.

CORE OS COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS

       systemd.unit=, rd.systemd.unit=, systemd.dump_core, systemd.crash_chvt, systemd.crash_shell,
       systemd.crash_reboot, systemd.confirm_spawn, systemd.service_watchdogs, systemd.show_status,
       systemd.log_target=, systemd.log_level=, systemd.log_location=, systemd.log_color,
       systemd.default_standard_output=, systemd.default_standard_error=, systemd.setenv=, systemd.machine_id=,
       systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy, systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller
           Parameters understood by the system and service manager to control system behavior. For details, see
           systemd(1).

       systemd.mask=, systemd.wants=, systemd.debug_shell
           Additional parameters understood by systemd-debug-generator(8), to mask or start specific units at
           boot, or invoke a debug shell on tty9.

       systemd.restore_state=
           This parameter is understood by several system tools to control whether or not they should restore
           system state from the previous boot. For details, see systemd-backlight@.service(8) and systemd-
           rfkill.service(8).

       systemd.volatile=
           This parameter controls whether the system shall boot up in volatile mode. Takes a boolean argument,
           or the special value "state". If false (the default), normal boot mode is selected, the root
           directory and /var are mounted as specified on the kernel command line or /etc/fstab, or otherwise
           configured. If true, full state-less boot mode is selected. In this case the root directory is
           mounted as volatile memory file system ("tmpfs"), and only /usr is mounted from the file system
           configured as root device, in read-only mode. This enables fully state-less boots were the
           vendor-supplied OS is used as shipped, with only default configuration and no stored state in effect,
           as /etc and /var (as well as all other resources shipped in the root file system) are reset at boot
           and lost on shutdown. If this setting is set to "state" the root file system is mounted as usual,
           however /var is mounted as a volatile memory file system ("tmpfs"), so that the system boots up with
           the normal configuration applied, but all state reset at boot and lost at shutdown. For details, see
           systemd-volatile-root.service(8) and systemd-fstab-generator(8).

       quiet
           Parameter understood by both the kernel and the system and service manager to control console log
           verbosity. For details, see systemd(1).

       debug
           Parameter understood by both the kernel and the system and service manager to control console log
           verbosity. For details, see systemd(1).

       -b, rd.emergency, emergency, rd.rescue, rescue, single, s, S, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
           Parameters understood by the system and service manager, as compatibility and convenience options.
           For details, see systemd(1).

       locale.LANG=, locale.LANGUAGE=, locale.LC_CTYPE=, locale.LC_NUMERIC=, locale.LC_TIME=,
       locale.LC_COLLATE=, locale.LC_MONETARY=, locale.LC_MESSAGES=, locale.LC_PAPER=, locale.LC_NAME=,
       locale.LC_ADDRESS=, locale.LC_TELEPHONE=, locale.LC_MEASUREMENT=, locale.LC_IDENTIFICATION=
           Parameters understood by the system and service manager to control locale and language settings. For
           details, see systemd(1).

       fsck.mode=, fsck.repair=
           Parameters understood by the file system checker services. For details, see systemd-fsck@.service(8).

       quotacheck.mode=
           Parameter understood by the file quota checker service. For details, see systemd-
           quotacheck.service(8).

       systemd.journald.forward_to_syslog=, systemd.journald.forward_to_kmsg=,
       systemd.journald.forward_to_console=, systemd.journald.forward_to_wall=
           Parameters understood by the journal service. For details, see systemd-journald.service(8).

       vconsole.keymap=, vconsole.keymap_toggle=, vconsole.font=, vconsole.font_map=, vconsole.font_unimap=
           Parameters understood by the virtual console setup logic. For details, see vconsole.conf(5).

       udev.log_priority=, rd.udev.log_priority=, udev.children_max=, rd.udev.children_max=, udev.exec_delay=,
       rd.udev.exec_delay=, udev.event_timeout=, rd.udev.event_timeout=, net.ifnames=
           Parameters understood by the device event managing daemon. For details, see systemd-udevd.service(8).

       plymouth.enable=
           May be used to disable the Plymouth boot splash. For details, see plymouth(8).

       luks=, rd.luks=, luks.crypttab=, rd.luks.crypttab=, luks.name=, rd.luks.name=, luks.uuid=, rd.luks.uuid=,
       luks.options=, rd.luks.options=, luks.key=, rd.luks.key=
           Configures the LUKS full-disk encryption logic at boot. For details, see systemd-cryptsetup-
           generator(8).

       fstab=, rd.fstab=
           Configures the /etc/fstab logic at boot. For details, see systemd-fstab-generator(8).

       root=, rootfstype=, rootflags=, ro, rw
           Configures the root file system and its file system type and mount options, as well as whether it
           shall be mounted read-only or read-writable initially. For details, see systemd-fstab-generator(8).

       mount.usr=, mount.usrfstype=, mount.usrflags=
           Configures the /usr file system (if required) and its file system type and mount options. For
           details, see systemd-fstab-generator(8).

       roothash=, systemd.verity=, rd.systemd.verity=, systemd.verity_root_data=, systemd.verity_root_hash=
           Configures the integrity protection root hash for the root file system, and other related parameters.
           For details, see systemd-veritysetup-generator(8).

       systemd.gpt_auto=, rd.systemd.gpt_auto=
           Configures whether GPT based partition auto-discovery shall be attempted. For details, see systemd-
           gpt-auto-generator(8).

       systemd.default_timeout_start_sec=
           Overwrites the default start job timeout DefaultTimeoutStartSec= at boot. For details, see systemd-
           system.conf(5).

       systemd.watchdog_device=
           Overwrites the watchdog device path WatchdogDevice=. For details, see systemd-system.conf(5).

       modules_load=, rd.modules_load=
           Load a specific kernel module early at boot. For details, see systemd-modules-load.service(8).

       resume=
           Enables resume from hibernation using the specified device. All fstab(5)-like paths are supported.
           For details, see systemd-hibernate-resume-generator(8).

       systemd.firstboot=
           Takes a boolean argument, defaults to on. If off, systemd-firstboot.service(8) will not query the
           user for basic system settings, even if the system boots up for the first time and the relevant
           settings are not initialized yet.

NOTES

        1. kernel-parameters.html
           https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html

systemd 237                                                                               KERNEL-COMMAND-LINE(7)

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

CORE OS COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS

SEE ALSO

NOTES