located in the directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>
and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>.
All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directory in
- which they live. However, files with identical file names replace each other.
+ which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other.
Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the same name
in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied
executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>
with the same name as an executable in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>,
pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the
- extension .install; other extensions are ignored.</para>
+ extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions are ignored.</para>
</refsect1>
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with
the arguments
- <programlisting>
-add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
- </programlisting>
+ <programlisting>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
</para>
<para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs depmod for the <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
+ <para>Calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments
- <programlisting>
-remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
- </programlisting>
+ <programlisting>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
</para>
<para><command>kernel-install</command> removes the entire directory
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
+ <para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>