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genfstab - generate output suitable for addition to an fstab file

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  SEE ALSO 

NAME

genfstab − generate output suitable for addition to an fstab file

SYNOPSIS

genfstab [options] root

DESCRIPTION

genfstab helps fill in an fstab file by autodetecting all the current mounts below a given mountpoint and printing them in fstab−compatible format to standard output. It can be used to persist a manually mounted filesystem hierarchy and is often used during the initial install and configuration of an OS.

OPTIONS

−f <filter>

Restrict output to mountpoints matching the prefix filter.

−L

Use labels for source identifiers (shortcut for −t LABEL).

−p

Exclude pseudofs mounts (default behavior).

−P

Include pseudofs mounts.

−t <tag>

Use tag for source identifiers (should be one of: LABEL, UUID, PARTLABEL, PARTUUID).

−U

Use UUIDs for source identifiers (shortcut for −t UUID).

−h

Output syntax and command line options.

SEE ALSO

pacman(8)


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