Place of configuration files for debootstrap, defaults to /etc/debootstrap.
-*--debconf* <_file_>::
+*--debconf*[=<_file_>]::
- Use specified file for preseeding Debian packages instead of using
- the default <confdir>/debconf-selections.
+ When using *--debconf* without the optional '=<_file_>' parameter, it
+ enables preseeding Debian packages using the default
+ '<confdir>/debconf-selections' file. If the optional parameter is given,
+ use the specified file for preseeding Debian packages instead.
*--debopt* <_params_>::
Note: this option has no effect if option -t is given and represents a
directory.
-*--packages* <_file_>::
+*--packages*[=<_file_>]::
- Use specified file as list for packages that should be installed instead of
- the default package list file <confdir>/packages.
+ When using *--packages* without the optional '=<_file_>' parameter, it
+ enables installing the packages defined in the default package list
+ '<confdir>/packages' file. If the optional parameter is given, the
+ specified list file is used as list for packages that should be
+ installed instead.
*--password* <_password_>::
squeeze (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid.
Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
-*--pre-scripts* <_directory_>::
+*--pre-scripts*[=<_directory_>]::
- Execute scripts from specified directory before executing the chroot
- script. This allows customisation of the system before the chroot has
- been set up. The environment variable $MNTPOINT is available inside the
- scripts for direct access of the chroot.
- Default directory: /etc/debootstrap/pre-scripts/
+ When using *--pre-scripts* without the optional '=<_directory_>'
+ parameter, it enables executing scripts from the default
+ '<confdir>/pre-scripts/' directory before executing the chroot script.
+ If the optional parameter is given, execute scripts from the specified
+ directory instead. This allows customization of the system before the
+ chroot has been set up. The environment variable $MNTPOINT is available
+ inside the scripts for direct access of the chroot.
-*--scripts* <_directory_>::
+*--scripts*[=<_directory_>]::
- Execute scripts from specified directory. This allows customisation of
- the system after the chroot has been set up. The environment variable
- $MNTPOINT is available inside the scripts for direct access of the chroot.
- Default directory: /etc/debootstrap/scripts/
+ When using *--scripts* without the optional '=<_directory_>' parameter,
+ it enables executing scripts from the default '<confdir>/scripts/'
+ directory after the chroot has been set up. If the optional parameter is
+ given, execute scripts from the specified directory instead. This allows
+ customisation of the system after the chroot has been set up. The
+ environment variable $MNTPOINT is available inside the scripts for
+ direct access of the chroot.
*-t*, *--target* <_target_>::
Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the
*-V*, *--version*::
Show version of program and exit.
-WARNING: the commandline parsing of grml-debootstrap does not validate the provided
+TIP: The long options may be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is not
+ambiguous. Eg. '--k' will be the same as '--keep_src_list', and '--pac' be
+'--packages'.
+
+[WARNING]
+=====================================================================
+
+- To specify the optional parameter for switches that accept them, the
+optional argument must be written directly after the long option name,
+separated by `=' (without space).
+
+- the commandline parsing of grml-debootstrap does not validate the provided
arguments for the commandline options. Please be careful and check docs and
/etc/debootstrap/config for further information.
+=====================================================================
Usage examples
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