case "$arg" in
"-u") # map $1 to uid=0 (root)
root_uid="$1"
+ [ "$root_uid" = "-1" ] && root_uid=$(id -u || echo 0)
shift
;;
"-g") # map $1 to gid=0 (root)
root_gid="$1"
+ [ "$root_gid" = "-1" ] && root_gid=$(id -g || echo 0)
shift
;;
"-d") # display default initramfs list