#!/bin/bash # Copyright 2024 Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is # permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED # WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO # EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; # OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # This script removes initrds in the /boot directory if there's no kernel # in /boot with the same version. This keeps unused initrds from accumulating # and filling up the filesystem. # Usage: Run without any options to clean up initrd orphans: # # ./remove-orphaned-initrds # # To see what would be removed without actually removing anything: # # ./remove-orphaned-initrds --dry-run # # This script is suitable to run as a periodic cron job (perhaps weekly). ORPHANS_FOUND=false cd /boot for initrd in initrd-*-*.img ; do INITRD_VERSION="$(echo $initrd | cut -f 2 -d -)" if ! /bin/ls vmlinuz-* | grep -q -- "-${INITRD_VERSION}-" ; then ORPHANS_FOUND=true if [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then echo "Would remove: $initrd" else echo "Removing: $initrd" rm -f $initrd fi fi done if [ "$ORPHANS_FOUND" = "false" ]; then echo "No orphaned initrds found in /boot." fi