genfstab(1)
===========
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NAME
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genfstab - script to generate an fstab file based on mounted partitions


SYNOPSIS
--------
*genfstab* ['options'] 'root'


OPTIONS
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*-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.  Common options for TAG include: 'LABEL', 'UUID', 'PARTLABEL', 'PARTUUID'
*-U*::
 Use UUIDs for source identifiers (shortcut for '-t UUID')
*-h*::
 Print the help message


DESCRIPTION
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One can use genfstab to generate fstab entries for mounted partitions given a filesystem root.
This can be useful when installing or chrooting into a broken installation.


EXAMPLES
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To generate an fstab file using UUIDs as identifiers, run:

```
genfstab -U /media/testing >> /media/testing/etc/fstab
```