Thanks: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> Closes: #707583 Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> --- initramfs-tools.8 | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/initramfs-tools.8 b/initramfs-tools.8 index 2fd377e..f777ffb 100644 --- a/initramfs-tools.8 +++ b/initramfs-tools.8 @@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ Use for example "debug=vc". .TP \fB\fI break -spawns a shell in the initramfs image at chosen run-time -(top, modules, premount, mount, mountroot, bottom, init). -The default is premount without any arg. +spawns a shell in the initramfs image at the chosen stage +(top, modules, premount, mount, mountroot, bottom, init) +before actually executing the corresponding scripts +(see the "Boot scripts" section) or action. +The default, if no stage is specified, is "premount". Beware that if both "panic" and "break" are present, initramfs will not spawn any shells but reboot instead. -- Ben Hutchings Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. - John Lennon
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