--- mkinitrd	2006-03-10 22:57:29.000000000 +0000
+++ mkinitrd.tk	2006-03-17 15:29:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	echo "                             instead of /lib/modules"
 	echo "    --quiet                  no status output during initrd generation"
 	echo "    --show                   show modules that are included in initrd"
+        echo "    --name=NAME              rename image to NAME"
 	echo ""
 	exit 1
 }
@@ -256,6 +257,10 @@
 		--quiet)
 			# already set above
 			;;
+                        
+                -name=*|--name=*)
+                        KERNEL_INITRD="`echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}'`"
+                        ;;
 
 		*)
 			usage
