Somebody in the thread at some point said: > i'm assuming that any command in the initramfs nash "init" script has > to come from one of two places, no? ... > listed in the man page, and it's not a separate executable. so what's > the story with "hotplug"? and "mkblkdevs" for that matter? if > they're nash built-ins, they're certainly not mentioned in the man > page. > > or am i missing something? No, you're quite right... nash manpage says Mon Aug 02 2004 at the bottom, although in the sources it hies from 2006. It seems you will have to "use the source, luke" if you want to understand these exotic nash builtins. -Andy