[12:19:02 /tmp]$ dpkg -S /initrd/
dpkg: /initrd/ not found.
[12:20:09 /tmp]$ locate initrd
/dev/initrd
/initrd
/usr/local/src/linux/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/mips/boot/addinitrd.c
/usr/local/src/linux/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/ppc/chrpboot/no_initrd.c
/usr/local/src/linux/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/ppc/coffboot/no_initrd.c
/usr/local/src/linux/kernel-source-2.2.17/Documentation/initrd.txt
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.2.17/Documentation/initrd.txt.gz
/usr/share/man/man4/initrd.4.gz
[12:20:15 /tmp]$ zcat /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.2.17/Documentation/initrd.txt
.gz | head
Using the initial RAM disk (initrd)
===================================
Written 1996 by Werner Almesberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and
Hans Lermen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
initrd adds the capability to load a RAM disk by the boot loader. This
RAM disk can then be mounted as the root file system and programs can be
run from it. Afterwards, a new root file system can be mounted from a
[12:20:28 /tmp]$
BTW: Is it a bug that dpkg -S can not locate the owner of the /initrd dir?
> My distribution has an empty directory /initrd. What is it?
> -chris
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