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-rw-r--r--archinstall/__init__.py6
-rw-r--r--examples/guided.py5
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/archinstall/__init__.py b/archinstall/__init__.py
index bbad316d..84595528 100644
--- a/archinstall/__init__.py
+++ b/archinstall/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ def initialize_arguments():
parser.add_argument("--config", nargs="?", help="JSON configuration file or URL")
parser.add_argument("--creds", nargs="?", help="JSON credentials configuration file")
parser.add_argument("--silent", action="store_true",
- help="Warning!!! No prompts, ignored if config is not passed")
+ help="WARNING: Disables all prompts for input and confirmation. If no configuration is provided, this is ignored")
+ parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true",
+ help="Generates a configuration file and then exits instead of performing an installation")
parser.add_argument("--script", default="guided", nargs="?", help="Script to run for installation", type=str)
args, unknowns = parser.parse_known_args()
if args.config is not None:
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ def initialize_arguments():
key, val = arg[2:], True
config[key] = val
config["script"] = args.script
+ if args.dry_run is not None:
+ config["dry_run"] = args.dry_run
return config
diff --git a/examples/guided.py b/examples/guided.py
index 56c054fc..266efbd4 100644
--- a/examples/guided.py
+++ b/examples/guided.py
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ def perform_installation_steps():
with open("/var/log/archinstall/user_configuration.json", "w") as config_file:
config_file.write(user_configuration)
print()
-
+
+ if archinstall.arguments.get('dry_run'):
+ exit(0)
+
if not archinstall.arguments.get('silent'):
input('Press Enter to continue.')