---
name: "dracut-cmdline.service"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dracut"
version: "111-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/dracut-cmdline.service"
---

# dracut-cmdline.service(8)

runs the dracut hooks to parse the kernel command line

## NAME

dracut-cmdline.service - runs the dracut hooks to parse the kernel command line

## SYNOPSIS

dracut-cmdline.service

## DESCRIPTION

This service runs all the dracut hooks to parse the kernel command line in the initramfs.

## AUTHORS

Harald Hoyer

## SEE ALSO

[**dracut.bootup**(7)](/man/dracut.bootup/7.md) [**dracut**(8)](/man/dracut/8.md)