- -r, --release <name> Release of new Debian system (default: stable).
- -t, --target <target> Target partition (/dev/...) or directory.
- -p, --mntpoint <mnt> Mountpoint used for mounting the target system.
- --debopt <params> Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap.
+ -r, --release <name> Release of new Debian system (default: lenny).
+ -t, --target <target> Target partition (/dev/...) or directory where the
+ system should be installed to.
+ -p, --mntpoint <mnt> Mountpoint used for mounting the target system,
+ has no effect if -t is given and represents a directory.
+ --debopt <params> Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.