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  22 <refentry id="systemd-fstab-generator">
  23
  24         <refentryinfo>
  25                 <title>systemd-fstab-generator</title>
  26                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  27
  28                 <authorgroup>
  29                         <author>
  30                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  31                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  32                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  33                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  34                         </author>
  35                 </authorgroup>
  36         </refentryinfo>
  37
  38         <refmeta>
  39                 <refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle>
  40                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  41         </refmeta>
  42
  43         <refnamediv>
  44                 <refname>systemd-fstab-generator</refname>
  45                 <refpurpose>Unit generator for /etc/fstab</refpurpose>
  46         </refnamediv>
  47
  48         <refsynopsisdiv>
  49                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-fstab-generator</filename></para>
  50         </refsynopsisdiv>
  51
  52         <refsect1>
  53                 <title>Description</title>
  54
  55                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> is
  56                 a generator that translates
  57                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
  58                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  59                 for details) into native systemd units early at boot
  60                 and when configuration of the system manager is
  61                 reloaded. This will instantiate mount and swap units
  62                 as necessary.</para>
  63
  64                 <para>See
  65                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  66                 and
  67                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  68                 for more information about special
  69                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> mount options this
  70                 generator understands.</para>
  71
  72                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename>
  73                 implements the <ulink
  74                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
  75                 specification</ulink>.</para>
  76         </refsect1>
  77
  78         <refsect1>
  79                 <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
  80
  81                 <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> understands
  82                 the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
  83
  84                 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
  85
  86                         <varlistentry>
  87                                 <term><varname>fstab=</varname></term>
  88                                 <term><varname>rd.fstab=</varname></term>
  89
  90                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
  91                                 argument. Defaults to
  92                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
  93                                 <literal>no</literal> causes the
  94                                 generator to ignore any mounts or swaps
  95                                 configured in
  96                                 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. <varname>rd.fstab=</varname>
  97                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
  98                                 (initrd) while
  99                                 <varname>fstab=</varname> is
 100                                 honored by both the main system and
 101                                 the initrd.  </para></listitem>
 102                         </varlistentry>
 103
 104                 </variablelist>
 105         </refsect1>
 106
 107         <refsect1>
 108                 <title>See Also</title>
 109                 <para>
 110                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 111                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 112                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 113                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 114                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 115                 </para>
 116         </refsect1>
 117
 118 </refentry>