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6 pacstrap - install packages to the specified new root directory
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9 pacstrap [options] root [packages...]
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12 pacstrap is designed to create a new system installation from scratch.
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14 setting up some basic mountpoints. By default, the host system’s pacman
15 signing keys and mirrorlist will be used to seed the chroot.
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17 If no packages are specified to be installed, the base metapackage will
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21 -C <config>
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25 Use the package cache on the host, rather than the target.
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28 Avoid copying the host’s pacman keyring to the target.
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31 Prompt for package confirmation when needed (run interactively).
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37 Use pacman -U to install packages. Useful for obtaining
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41 Output syntax and command line options.
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47 Bugs can be reported on the bug tracker https://bugs.archlinux.org in
48 the Arch Linux category and title prefixed with [arch-install-scripts]
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