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.SH "NAME"
genfstab \- generate output suitable for addition to an fstab file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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genfstab [options] root
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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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\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-f\fR <filter>
.RS 4
Restrict output to mountpoints matching the prefix
\fIfilter\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-L\fR
.RS 4
Use labels for source identifiers (shortcut for
\fI\-t LABEL\fR)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR
.RS 4
Exclude pseudofs mounts (default behavior)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-P\fR
.RS 4
Include pseudofs mounts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-t\fR <tag>
.RS 4
Use
\fItag\fR
for source identifiers (should be one of:
\fILABEL\fR,
\fIUUID\fR,
\fIPARTLABEL\fR,
\fIPARTUUID\fR)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-U\fR
.RS 4
Use UUIDs for source identifiers (shortcut for
\fI\-t UUID\fR)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Output syntax and command line options\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpacman\fR(1)
.SH "BUGS"
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Bugs can be reported on the bug tracker \fIhttps://bugs\&.archlinux\&.org\fR in the Arch Linux category and title prefixed with [arch\-install\-scripts] or via arch\-projects@archlinux\&.org\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Maintainers:
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.RS 4
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Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the arch\-install\-scripts\&.git repository\&.