---
name: "gen-wmmountrc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmmount"
version: "1.0beta2-7.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gen-wmmountrc"
---

# gen-wmmountrc(1)

build a wmmountrc file out of /etc/fstab

## NAME

gen-wmmountrc - build a wmmountrc file out of /etc/fstab

## SYNOPSIS

**gen-wmmountrc** \[\> *wmmountrc-file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gen-wmmountrc** reads /etc/fstab file and outputs a file that can be read by [**wmmount**(1x)](/wmmount/1x.md). Usual location of wmmountrc file is /etc/system.wmmount.

## AUTHORS

**gen-wmmountrc** (first called update-wmmountrc) was written by Marcelo Magallon \<mmagallo@debian.org\>, based on a similar program distributed with wmmount, by Sam Hawker \<shawkie@geocities.com\>.

This manual page was written by Marcelo Magallon, and, along with the program, later updated by Josip Rodin.

## SEE ALSO

[**wmmount**(1x)](/wmmount/1x.md), [**fstab**(5)](/fstab/5.md).