diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/lsinitramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/lsinitramfs
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+usage()
+{
+	echo "Usage: $(basename $0) <initramfs file>"
+}
+
+if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then
+	usage >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+cpio_args="--extract --quiet --list"
+
+OPTIONS=`getopt -o hl --long help,long -n "$0" -- "$@"`
+# Check for non-GNU getopt
+if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "W: non-GNU getopt" >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
+
+eval set -- "$OPTIONS"
+
+while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+        -h|--help)
+		usage
+		exit 0
+	;;
+	-l|--long)
+		cpio_args="${cpio_args:+${cpio_args} --verbose}"
+		shift
+	;;
+	--)
+		shift
+		break
+	;;
+	*)
+		echo "Internal error!" >&2
+		exit 1
+	esac
+done
+
+for initramfs in "$@" ; do
+	if ! [ -r "${initramfs}" ] ; then
+		echo "Specified file could not be read." >&2
+		exit 1
+	else
+		echo "${initramfs}"
+		zcat "${initramfs}" | cpio ${cpio_args}
+		fi
+done
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/lsinitramfs.8 b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/lsinitramfs.8
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+.TH LSINITRAMFS 8  "2010/06/16" "Linux" "lsinitramfs manual"
+
+.SH NAME
+lsinitramfs \- list content of an initramfs image
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B lsinitramfs
+.RI [ options ] " <initramfsfile> " [ <initramfsfile> ]
+.br
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.B lsinitramfs
+command lists the content of given initramfs images. It allows to quickly check
+the content of one (or multiple) specified initramfs files.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+
+.TP
+.B -h
+Display usage information and exit.
+
+.TP
+.B -l
+Display long and more verbose listing of initramfs content.
+
+.SH USAGE EXAMPLES
+
+List initramfs content of current running kernel:
+
+.PP
+.B lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r)
+
+List content of two initramfs files in verbose mode:
+
+.PP
+.B lsinitramfs -l /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-grml64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-grml64
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks@debian.org>
+and numerous others.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR
+.IR initramfs-tools (8),
+.IR mkinitramfs (8),
+.IR update-initramfs (8).