kernel-command-line — Kernel command line parameters
/proc/cmdline
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.txt
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.
systemd.unit=
, rd.systemd.unit=
, systemd.dump_core=
, systemd.crash_shell=
, systemd.crash_chvt=
, systemd.confirm_spawn=
, systemd.show_status=
, systemd.log_target=
, systemd.log_level=
, systemd.log_color=
, systemd.log_location=
, systemd.default_standard_output=
, systemd.default_standard_error=
, systemd.setenv=
¶Parameters understood by the system and service manager to control system behavior. For details, see systemd(1).
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).
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
, emergency
, single
, s
, S
, 1
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
¶Parameters understood by the system and service manager, as compatibility 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=
¶Parameter understood by the file system checker services. For details, see systemd-fsck@.service(8).
fsck.repair=
¶Parameter 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 systemd-vconsole-setup.service(8).
udev.log-priority=
, rd.udev.log-priority=
, udev.children-max=
, rd.udev.children-max=
, udev.exec-delay=
, rd.udev.exec-delay=
, 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.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).
modules-load=
, rd.modules-load=
¶Load a specific kernel module early at boot. For details, see systemd-modules-load.service(8).
systemd(1), bootparam(7), dracut.cmdline(7), systemd-fsck@.service(8), systemd-quotacheck.service(8), systemd-journald.service(8), systemd-vconsole-setup.service(8), systemd-udevd.service(8), plymouth(8), systemd-cryptsetup-generator(8), systemd-fstab-generator(8), systemd-modules-load.service(8) systemd-backlight@.service(8) systemd-rfkill@.service(8)