CDIST-TYPE__INS..._GENERATE_FSTAB(7)

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version 7.0.0 · 8 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

✨ cdist-type__install_generate_fstab ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is genuinely iconic 💅 it lives in the cdist manual (section 7), and its whole job is: generate /etc/fstab during installation. yeah. the fstab. the little file that decides whether your system boots or has a whole existential crisis. no pressure. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

It generates a /etc/fstab file, and it pulls all the info it needs from your __install_mount definitions. that's it. that's the vibe. you define your mounts, this thing writes the fstab, the install proceeds, everyone eats. 🍓

🎀 REQUIRED PARAMETERS 🎀

  • destination — the path where the generated fstab file gets stored. and listen, this is important, so like, really listen: this is a path on the server where cdist is running, NOT on the target host. i know. i know. it trips everyone up. it's giving "wait which machine am i on" energy 😭 but it's correct, so respect it.

🦋 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS 🦋

None. literally none. nothing. zero. the optional-parameters section is empty and honestly? it's serving minimalism. ✨

👑 BOOLEAN PARAMETERS 👑

  • uuid — use UUID instead of device in fstab. that's the whole thing. flip it on and your fstab speaks in UUIDs instead of raw device names. main character choice, fr fr.

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

the classic, no UUIDs, just vibes:

__install_generate_fstab --destination /path/where/you/want/fstab

and now the glow-up version, with --uuid in the mix:

__install_generate_fstab --uuid --destination /path/where/you/want/fstab
bestie reminder: that /path/where/you/want/fstab is on the server running cdist, not the target host. yes, again. i'm being dramatic but i'm also being correct. 💖

💜 AUTHORS 💜

Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc> — the icon, the legend, the moment. 👑

🧚 COPYING 🧚

Copyright (C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

so like, go forth, remix, redistribute, slay. legally. 🫶

ungleich GmbH 2021

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was version 7.0.0, dated Jul 31, from the cdist manual — k bye, go write a flawless fstab, you've got this 💅✨🦋

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