genfstab
Generate output suitable for addition to an fstab file.
TLDR
Display an fstab compatible output based on a volume label
Display an fstab compatible output based on a volume UUID
A usual way to generate an fstab file, requires root permissions
Append a volume into an fstab file to mount it automatically
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.
BUGS
Bugs can be reported on the bug tracker https://bugs.archlinux.org in the Arch Linux category and title prefixed with [arch-install-scripts] or via arch-projects@archlinux.org.
AUTHORS
Maintainers:
·
Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
·
Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the arch-install-scripts.git repository.
SEE ALSO
pacman(1)
