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.SH "NAME"
pacstrap \- install packages to the specified new root directory
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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pacstrap [options] root [packages\&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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pacstrap is designed to create a new system installation from scratch\&. The specified packages will be installed into a given directory after setting up some basic mountpoints\&. By default, the host system\(cqs pacman signing keys and mirrorlist will be used to seed the chroot\&.
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If no packages are specified to be installed, the \fIbase\fR metapackage will be installed\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-C\fR <config>
.RS 4
Use an alternate config file for pacman\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-c\fR
.RS 4
Use the package cache on the host, rather than the target\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-D\fR
.RS 4
Skip pacman dependency checks\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-G\fR
.RS 4
Avoid copying the host\(cqs pacman keyring to the target\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR
.RS 4
Prompt for package confirmation when needed (run interactively)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-K\fR
.RS 4
Initialize an empty pacman keyring in the target (implies
\fI\-G\fR)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-M\fR
.RS 4
Avoid copying the host\(cqs mirrorlist to the target\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-N\fR
.RS 4
Run in unshare mode\&. This will use
\fBunshare\fR(1)
to create a new mount and user namespace, allowing regular users to create new system installations\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-P\fR
.RS 4
Copy the host\(cqs pacman config to the target\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-U\fR
.RS 4
Use pacman \-U to install packages\&. Useful for obtaining fine\-grained control over the installed packages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Output syntax and command line options\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpacman\fR(8)