---
name: "genfstab"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "arch-install-scripts"
version: "21-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/genfstab"
---

# genfstab(1)

script to generate an fstab file based on mounted partitions

## NAME

genfstab - script to generate an fstab file based on mounted partitions

## SYNOPSIS

**genfstab** \[*options*\] *root*

## 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.  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

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

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

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