.\" Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, Daniel Quinlan .\" Copyright (C) 2002-2008, 2017, Michael Kerrisk .\" Copyright (C) 2023, Alejandro Colomar .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later .\" .TH proc_cmdline 5 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" .SH NAME /proc/cmdline \- kernel boot arguments .SH DESCRIPTION .TP .I /proc/cmdline Arguments passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Often done via a boot manager such as .BR lilo (8) or .BR grub (8). Any arguments embedded in the kernel image or initramfs via .B CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG will also be displayed. .SH SEE ALSO .BR proc (5)