kexec Command Examples

Directly reboot into a new kernel. More information: https://manned.org/kexec.

• Load a new kernel:

kexec {{[-l|--load]}} {{path/to/kernel}} --initrd={{path/to/initrd}} --command-line={{arguments}}

• Load a new kernel with current boot parameters:

kexec {{[-l|--load]}} {{path/to/kernel}} --initrd={{path/to/initrd}} --reuse-cmdline

• Execute a currently loaded kernel:

kexec {{[-e|--exec]}}

• Unload current kexec target kernel:

kexec {{[-u|--unload]}}