Pacstrap

Pacstrap is used to create a new system installation from scratch. Unlike pacman, it does not require the -S flag, but it requires a target directory to be specified for the installation.

Usage

pacstrap [options] root [packages...]
CommandDescription
pacstrapInstall packages to the specified new root directory.
pacstrap -iInstall packages to the specified new root directory and run interactively.
pacstrap -NInstall packages to the specified new root directory in unshare mode.

Run man pacstrap for more information.