diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed57331a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+device="$(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+chroot="$(cat "$__object/parameter/chroot")"
+
+
+cat << DONE
+os=\$(
+if grep -q ^DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu ${chroot}/etc/lsb-release 2>/dev/null; then
+   echo ubuntu
+   exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -f ${chroot}/etc/arch-release ]; then
+   echo archlinux
+   exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -f ${chroot}/etc/debian_version ]; then
+   echo debian
+   exit 0
+fi
+)
+
+# Ensure /tmp exists
+[ -d "${chroot}/tmp" ] || mkdir -m 1777 "${chroot}/tmp"
+# Generate script to run in chroot
+script=\$(mktemp "${chroot}/tmp/__install_bootloader_grub.XXXXXXXXXX")
+# Link file descriptor #6 with stdout
+exec 6>&1
+# Link stdout with \$script
+exec > \$script
+
+echo "#!/bin/sh -l"
+echo "grub-install $device"
+case \$os in
+   archlinux)
+      # bugfix/workarround: rebuild initramfs
+      # FIXME: doesn't belong here
+      echo "mkinitcpio -p linux"
+      echo "grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+   ;;
+   ubuntu|debian) echo "update-grub" ;;
+esac
+
+# Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.
+exec 1>&6 6>&-
+
+# Make script executable
+chmod +x "\$script"
+
+# Run script in chroot
+relative_script="\${script#$chroot}"
+chroot "$chroot" "\$relative_script"
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..858e6a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+cdist-type__install_bootloader_grub(7)
+======================================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_bootloader_grub - install grub2 bootloader on given disk
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to install grub2 bootloader on given disk.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+device::
+   The device to install grub to. Defaults to object_id
+
+chroot::
+   where to chroot before running grub-install. Defaults to /target.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_bootloader_grub /dev/sda
+__install_bootloader_grub /dev/sda --chroot /mnt/foobar
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4c7c4955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+device="$(cat "$__object/parameter/device" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "/$__object_id" | tee "$__object/parameter/device")"
+chroot="$(cat "$__object/parameter/chroot" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "/target" | tee "$__object/parameter/chroot")"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bd1ce46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_bootloader_grub/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+device
+chroot
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/gencode-remote
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b1a5485e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__chroot_mount/gencode-remote
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/man.text
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..e131fceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_mount/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__chroot_mount/man.text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/gencode-remote
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f2bd2681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__chroot_umount/gencode-remote
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/man.text
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f615c734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_chroot_umount/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__chroot_umount/man.text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/copy b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/copy
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5b6f555c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/copy
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# __remote_copy script to run cdist against a chroot on a remote host via ssh.
+#
+# Usage:
+#  __remote_copy="/path/to/this/script /path/to/your/chroot" cdist config target-id
+#
+
+log() {
+   echo "$@" | logger -t "__install_config copy"
+   :
+}
+
+chroot="$1"; shift
+target_host="$__target_host"
+
+scp="scp -o User=root -q"
+
+# postfix target_host with chroot location
+code="$(echo "$@" | sed "s|$target_host:|$target_host:$chroot|g")"
+
+log "target_host: $target_host"
+log "chroot: $chroot"
+log "@: $@"
+log "code: $code"
+
+# copy files into chroot
+$scp $code
+
+log "-----"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/exec b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/exec
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4822bcf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/files/remote/exec
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# __remote_exec script to run cdist against a chroot on a remote host via ssh.
+#
+# Usage:
+#  __remote_exec="/path/to/this/script /path/to/your/chroot" cdist config target-id
+#
+
+log() {
+   echo "$@" | logger -t "__install_config exec"
+   :
+}
+
+chroot="$1"; shift
+target_host="$__target_host"
+# In exec mode the first argument is the __target_host which we already got from env. Get rid of it.
+shift
+
+ssh="ssh -o User=root -q $target_host"
+scp="scp -o User=root -q"
+
+local_script=$(mktemp "/tmp/chroot-${0##*/}.XXXXXXXXXX")
+remote_script=$($ssh mktemp "${chroot}/tmp/chroot-${0##*/}.XXXXXXXXXX")
+relative_script="${remote_script#$chroot}"
+trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT
+cleanup() {
+   [ $__cdist_debug ] || {
+      rm "$local_script"
+      $ssh "rm $remote_script";
+   }
+}
+
+log "chroot: $chroot"
+log "target_host: $target_host"
+log "local_script: $local_script"
+log "remote_script: $remote_script"
+log "relative_script: $relative_script"
+log "@: $@"
+cat > "$local_script" << DONE
+#!/bin/sh -l
+# FIXME: fix the dependency bug, then test if the below is required or not
+#if [ -f /etc/environment ]; then
+#   . /etc/environment
+#fi
+$@
+DONE
+
+# Upload script to target
+$scp $local_script $target_host:$remote_script
+$ssh "chmod +x $remote_script"
+
+# run in chroot
+$ssh "chroot $chroot $relative_script"
+
+log "-----"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/gencode-local
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..da87a4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/gencode-local
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+chroot="$(cat "$__object/parameter/chroot")"
+remote_exec="$__type/files/remote/exec"
+remote_copy="$__type/files/remote/copy"
+
+cdist_args="-v"
+[ "$__debug" = "yes" ] && cdist_args="$cdist_args -d"
+
+cat << DONE
+echo "__apt_noautostart --state present" \
+   | cdist $cdist_args \
+      config \
+      --initial-manifest - \
+      --remote-exec="$remote_exec $chroot" \
+      --remote-copy="$remote_copy $chroot" \
+      $__target_host
+
+cdist $cdist_args \
+   config \
+   --remote-exec="$remote_exec $chroot" \
+   --remote-copy="$remote_copy $chroot" \
+   $__target_host
+
+echo "__apt_noautostart --state absent" \
+   | cdist $cdist_args \
+      config \
+      --initial-manifest - \
+      --remote-exec="$remote_exec $chroot" \
+      --remote-copy="$remote_copy $chroot" \
+      $__target_host
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..def0439b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+cdist-type__install_config(7)
+=============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_config - run cdist config as part of the installation
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to run cdist config as part of the installation.
+It does this by using a custom __remote_{copy,exec} prefix which runs
+cdist config against the /target chroot on the remote host.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+chroot::
+   where to chroot before running grub-install. Defaults to /target.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_config
+
+__install_config --chroot /mnt/somewhere
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f26297b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+chroot="$(cat "$__object/parameter/chroot" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "/target" | tee "$__object/parameter/chroot")"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa32393d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+chroot
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_config/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/explorer b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/explorer
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..8479ee44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/explorer
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__file/explorer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-local
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..9ce4e805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-local
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__file/gencode-local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-remote
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f390bba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__file/gencode-remote
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/man.text
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..ba483161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__file/man.text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/parameter b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/parameter
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..e5099e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_file/parameter
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../__file/parameter
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c509427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+cdist-type__install_fstab(7)
+============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_fstab - generate /etc/fstab during installation
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Uses __install_generate_fstab to generate a /etc/fstab file and uploads it
+to the target machine at ${prefix}/etc/fstab.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+prefix::
+   The prefix under which to generate the /etc/fstab file.
+   Defaults to /target.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_fstab
+__install_fstab --prefix /mnt/target
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- cdist-type__install_mount(7)
+- cdist-type__install_generate_fstab(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74af53c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+prefix="$(cat "$__object/parameter/prefix" 2>/dev/null || echo "/target")"
+
+[ -d "$__object/files" ] || mkdir "$__object/files"
+__install_generate_fstab --uuid --destination "$__object/files/fstab"
+require="__install_generate_fstab" \
+   __install_file "${prefix}/etc/fstab" --source "$__object/files/fstab" \
+      --mode 644 \
+      --owner root \
+      --group root
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f73f3093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_fstab/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/files/fstab.header b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/files/fstab.header
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7653cc78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/files/fstab.header
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Generated by cdist __install_generate_fstab
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/gencode-local
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d10e5b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/gencode-local
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+destination="$(cat "$__object/parameter/destination")"
+cat "$__type/files/fstab.header" > "$destination"
+
+mkdir "$__object/files"
+# get current UUID's from target_host
+$__remote_exec $__target_host blkid > "$__object/files/blkid"
+
+for object in $(find "$__global/object/__install_mount" -path "*.cdist"); do
+   device="$(cat "$object/parameter/device")"
+   dir="$(cat "$object/parameter/dir")"
+   prefix="$(cat "$object/parameter/prefix")"
+   type="$(cat "$object/parameter/type")"
+   if [ -f "$object/parameter/options" ]; then
+      options="$(cat "$object/parameter/options")"
+   else
+      options="defaults"
+   fi
+   dump=0
+   case "$type" in
+      swap)
+         pass=0
+         dir="$type"
+      ;;
+      tmpfs)
+         pass=0
+      ;;
+      *)
+         pass=1
+      ;;
+   esac
+   if [ -f "$__object/parameter/uuid" ]; then
+      uuid="$(grep -w $device "$__object/files/blkid" | awk '{print $2}')"
+      if [ -n "$uuid" ]; then
+         echo "# $dir was on $device during installation" >> "$destination"
+         device="$uuid"
+      fi
+   fi
+   echo "$device $dir $type $options $dump $pass" >> "$destination"
+done
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7d747a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+cdist-type__install_generate_fstab(7)
+=====================================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_generate_fstab - generate /etc/fstab during installation
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Generates a /etc/fstab file from information retreived from
+__install_mount definitions.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+destination::
+   The path where to store the generated fstab file.
+   Note that this is a path on the server, where cdist is running, not the target host.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+uuid::
+   use UUID instead of device in fstab 
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_generate_fstab --destination /path/where/you/want/fstab
+__install_generate_fstab --uuid --destination /path/where/you/want/fstab
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/boolean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43ab6159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/boolean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uuid
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac459b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+destination
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_generate_fstab/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6a71b8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+device="$(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+type="$(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
+
+# show command output in debug mode 
+cat << DONE 
+__debug=$__cdist_debug 
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then 
+   # Link file descriptor #6 with stdout 
+   exec 6>&1
+   # redirect all output to /dev/null
+   exec > /dev/null
+fi
+DONE
+
+case "$type" in
+   swap)
+      echo "mkswap $device"
+   ;;
+   xfs)
+      command="mkfs.xfs -f -q"
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/options" ]; then
+         options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
+         command="$command $options"
+      fi
+      command="$command $device"
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/blocks" ]; then
+         blocks="$(cat "$__object/parameter/blocks")"
+         command="$command $blocks"
+      fi
+      echo "$command"
+   ;;
+   *)
+      command="mkfs -t $type -q"
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/options" ]; then
+         options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
+         command="$command $options"
+      fi
+      command="$command $device"
+      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/blocks" ]; then
+         blocks="$(cat "$__object/parameter/blocks")"
+         command="$command $blocks"
+      fi
+      echo "$command"
+esac
+
+cat << DONE
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.
+   exec 1>&6 6>&-
+fi
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a9a325d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+cdist-type__install_mkfs(7)
+===========================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_mkfs - build a linux file system
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type is a wrapper for the mkfs command.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+type::
+   The filesystem type to use. Same as used with mkfs -t.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+device::
+   defaults to object_id
+
+options::
+   file system-specific options to be passed to the mkfs command
+
+blocks::
+   the number of blocks to be used for the file system
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# reiserfs /dev/sda5
+__install_mkfs /dev/sda5 --type reiserfs
+# same thing with explicit device
+__install_mkfs whatever --device /dev/sda5 --type reiserfs
+
+# jfs with journal on /dev/sda2
+__install_mkfs /dev/sda1 --type jfs --options "-j /dev/sda2"
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- mkfs(8)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e9d275a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/device" ]; then
+   device="(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+else
+   device="/$__object_id"
+   echo "$device" > "$__object/parameter/device"
+fi
+
+type="(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
+
+options="(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86aeae30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+device
+options
+blocks
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa80e646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mkfs/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+type
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0ab5c069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# show command output in debug mode
+cat << DONE
+__debug=$__cdist_debug
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Link file descriptor #6 with stdout
+   exec 6>&1
+   # redirect all output to /dev/null
+   exec > /dev/null
+fi
+DONE
+
+
+get_type_from_mkfs() {
+   _device="$1"
+   for mkfs_object in $(find "$__global/object/__install_mkfs" -path "*.cdist"); do
+      mkfs_device="$(cat "$mkfs_object/parameter/device")"
+      if [ "$_device" = "$mkfs_device" ]; then
+         cat "$mkfs_object/parameter/type"
+         break
+      fi
+   done
+   unset _device
+   unset mkfs_device
+   unset mkfs_object
+}
+
+device="$(cat "$__object/parameter/device")"
+dir="$(cat "$__object/parameter/dir")"
+prefix="$(cat "$__object/parameter/prefix")"
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/type" ]; then
+   type="$(cat "$__object/parameter/type")"
+else
+   type="$(get_type_from_mkfs "$device")"
+   # store for later use by others
+   echo "$type" > "$__object/parameter/type"
+fi
+[ -n "$type" ] || die "Can't determine type for $__object"
+if [ "$type" = "swap" ]; then
+   echo "swapon \"$device\""
+else
+   if [ -f "$__object/parameter/options" ]; then
+      options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
+   else
+      options=""
+   fi
+   [ -n "$options" ] && options="-o $options"
+   mount_point="${prefix}${dir}"
+
+   echo "[ -d \"$mount_point\" ] || mkdir -p \"$mount_point\""
+   echo "mount -t \"$type\" $options \"$device\" \"$mount_point\""
+fi
+
+cat << DONE
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.
+   exec 1>&6 6>&-
+fi
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b55cb83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+cdist-type__install_mount(7)
+============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_mount - mount filesystems in the installer
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Mounts filesystems in the installer. Collects data to generate /etc/fstab.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+device::
+   the device to mount
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+dir::
+   where to mount device. Defaults to object_id.
+
+options::
+   mount options passed to mount(8) and used in /etc/fstab
+
+type::
+   filesystem type passed to mount(8) and used in /etc/fstab.
+   If type is swap, 'dir' is ignored.
+   Defaults to the filesystem used in __install_mkfs for the same 'device'.
+
+prefix::
+   the prefix to prepend to 'dir' when mounting in the installer.
+   Defaults to /target.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_mount slash --dir / --device /dev/sda5 --options noatime
+require="__install_mount/slash" __install_mount /boot --device /dev/sda1
+__install_mount swap --device /dev/sda2 --type swap
+require="__install_mount/slash" __install_mount /tmp --device tmpfs --type tmpfs
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- cdist-type__install_mount_apply(7)
+- cdist-type__install_mkfs(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5afae7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/dir" ]; then
+   dir="/$__object_id"
+   echo "$dir" > "$__object/parameter/dir"
+fi
+if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/prefix" ]; then
+   prefix="/target"
+   echo "$prefix" > "$__object/parameter/prefix"
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08b6ad04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dir
+type
+options
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f89ee6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_mount/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+device
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d403b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+cdist-type__install_partition_msdos(7)
+==============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_partition_msdos - creates msdos partitions
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to create msdos paritions.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+type::
+   the partition type used in fdisk (such as 82 or 83) or "extended"
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+partition::
+   defaults to object_id
+bootable::
+   mark partition as bootable, true or false, defaults to false
+size::
+   the size of the partition (such as 32M or 15G, whole numbers
+   only), '+' for remaining space, or 'n%' for percentage of remaining
+   (these should only be used after all specific partition sizes are
+   specified). Defaults to +.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 128MB, linux, bootable
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda1 --type 83 --size 128M --bootable true
+# 512MB, swap
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda2 --type 82 --size 512M
+# 100GB, extended
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda3 --type extended --size 100G
+# 10GB, linux
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda5 --type 83 --size 10G
+# 50% of the free space of the extended partition, linux
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda6 --type 83 --size 50%
+# rest of the extended partition, linux
+__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda7 --type 83 --size +
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e55d3f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/partition" ]; then
+   partition="(cat "$__object/parameter/partition")"
+else
+   partition="/$__object_id"
+   echo "$partition" > "$__object/parameter/partition"
+fi
+device="$(echo "$partition" | sed 's/[0-9]//g')"
+echo "$device" > "$__object/parameter/device"
+minor="$(echo "$partition" | sed 's/[^0-9]//g')"
+echo "$minor" > "$__object/parameter/minor"
+
+if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/bootable" ]; then
+   echo "false" > "$__object/parameter/bootable"
+fi
+if [ ! -f "$__object/parameter/size" ]; then
+   echo "+" > "$__object/parameter/size"
+fi
+
+# pull in the type that actually does something with the above parameters
+require="$__object_name" __install_partition_msdos_apply
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2b0a4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+partition
+bootable
+size
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa80e646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+type
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/explorer/partitions b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/explorer/partitions
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6be61af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/explorer/partitions
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cat /proc/partitions
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/files/lib.sh b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/files/lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cddc575d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/files/lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+die() {
+   echo "[__install_partition_msdos_apply] $@" >&2
+   exit 1
+}
+debug() {
+   #echo "[__install_partition_msdos_apply] $@" >&2
+   :
+}
+
+fdisk_command() {
+   local device="$1"
+   local cmd="$2"
+
+   debug fdisk_command "running fdisk command '${cmd}' on device ${device}"
+   printf "${cmd}\nw\n" | fdisk -c -u "$device"
+   ret=$?
+   # give disk some time
+   sleep 1
+   return $ret
+}
+
+create_disklabel() {
+   local device=$1
+
+   debug create_disklabel "creating new msdos disklabel"
+   fdisk_command ${device} "o"
+   return $?
+}
+
+toggle_bootable() {
+   local device="$1"
+   local minor="$2"
+   fdisk_command ${device} "a\n${minor}\n"
+   return $?
+}
+
+create_partition() {
+  local device="$1"
+  local minor="$2"
+  local size="$3"
+  local type="$4"
+  local primary_count="$5"
+
+  if [ "$type" = "extended" -o "$type" = "5" ]; then
+    # Extended partition
+    primary_extended="e\n"
+    first_minor="${minor}\n"
+    [ "${minor}" = "4" ] && first_minor=""
+    type_minor="${minor}\n"
+    [ "${minor}" = "1" ] && type_minor=""
+    type="5"
+  elif [ "${minor}" -lt "5" ]; then
+    primary_extended="p\n"
+    first_minor="${minor}\n"
+    [ "${minor}" = "4" ] && first_minor=""
+    type_minor="${minor}\n"
+    [ "${minor}" = "1" ] && type_minor=""
+  else
+    # Logical partitions
+    first_minor="${minor}\n"
+    type_minor="${minor}\n"
+    primary_extended="l\n"
+    [ "$primary_count" -gt "3" ] && primary_extended=""
+  fi
+  [ -n "${size}" ] && size="+${size}M"
+  fdisk_command ${device} "n\n${primary_extended}${first_minor}\n${size}\nt\n${type_minor}${type}\n"
+  return $?
+}
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c683673d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+die() {
+   echo "[__install_partition_msdos_apply] $@" >&2
+   exit 1
+}
+debug() {
+   #echo "[__install_partition_msdos_apply] $@" >&2
+   :
+}
+
+# Convert a size specifier 1G 100M or 50% into the corresponding numeric MB.
+size_to_mb() {
+   local size=$1
+   local available_size="$2"
+
+   local number_suffix="$(echo ${size} | sed -e 's:\.[0-9]\+::' -e 's:\([0-9]\+\)\([KkMmGg%]\)[Bb]\?:\1|\2:')"
+   local number="$(echo ${number_suffix} | cut -d '|' -f1)"
+   local suffix="$(echo ${number_suffix} | cut -d '|' -f2)"
+
+   case "$suffix" in
+      K|k)
+         size="$(( $number / 1024 ))"
+         ;;
+      M|m)
+         size="$number"
+         ;;
+      G|g)
+         size="$(( $number * 1024 ))"
+         ;;
+      %)
+         size="$(( $available_size * $number / 100 ))"
+         ;;
+      *)
+         size="-1"
+   esac
+   echo "$size"
+}
+
+get_objects() {
+   objects_file=$(mktemp)
+   for object in $(find "$__global/object/__install_partition_msdos" -path "*.cdist"); do
+      object_device="$(cat "$object/parameter/device")"
+      object_minor="$(cat "$object/parameter/minor")"
+      echo "$object_device $object_minor $object" >> $objects_file
+   done
+   sort -k 1,2 $objects_file | cut -d' ' -f 3
+   rm $objects_file
+   unset objects_file
+   unset object
+   unset object_device
+   unset object_minor
+}
+
+# include function library for use on target
+cat << DONE
+__debug=$__cdist_debug
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Link file descriptor #6 with stdout
+   exec 6>&1
+   # redirect all output to /dev/null
+   exec > /dev/null
+fi
+DONE
+cat "$__type/files/lib.sh"
+
+partitions="$__object/explorer/partitions"
+objects=$(get_objects)
+current_device=""
+available_device_size=
+available_extended_size=
+available_size=
+primary_count=0
+for object in $objects; do
+   device="$(cat "$object/parameter/device")"
+   if [ "$current_device" != "$device" ]; then
+      echo "create_disklabel \"$device\" || die 'Failed to create disklabel for $device'"
+      current_device="$device"
+      device_name=$(echo ${device} | sed -e 's:^/dev/::;s:/:\\/:g')
+      available_device_size=$(( $(awk "/${device_name}\$/ { print \$3; }" "$partitions") / 1024))
+      # make sure we don't go past the end of the drive
+      available_device_size=$((available_device_size - 2))
+      available_extended_size=0
+      primary_count=0
+      debug "----- $device"
+      debug "current_device=$current_device"
+      debug "available_device_size=$available_device_size"
+   fi
+
+   type="$(cat "$object/parameter/type")"
+   partition="$(cat "$object/parameter/partition")"
+   minor="$(cat "$object/parameter/minor")"
+
+   bootable="$(cat "$object/parameter/bootable")"
+   size="$(cat "$object/parameter/size")"
+
+
+   if [ "${minor}" -lt "5" ]; then
+      # Primary partitions
+      primary_count=$(( $primary_count + 1 ))
+      available_size=$available_device_size
+   else
+      # Logical partitions
+      available_size=$available_extended_size
+   fi
+
+   if [ "$size" = "+" ]; then
+      # use rest of device
+      partition_size=""
+      available_size=0
+   else
+      partition_size=$(size_to_mb "$size" "$available_size")
+      available_size="$(( $available_size - $partition_size ))"
+   fi
+
+   if [ "${minor}" -lt "5" ]; then
+      # Primary partitions
+      available_device_size=$available_size
+      if [ "$type" = "extended" -o "$type" = "5" ]; then
+         # Extended partition
+         available_extended_size=$partition_size
+      fi
+   else
+      # Logical paritions
+      available_extended_size=$available_size
+   fi
+
+   [ "$partition_size" = "-1" ] && die "could not translate size '$size' to a usable value"
+   debug "----- $partition"
+   debug "primary_count=$primary_count"
+   debug "current_device=$current_device"
+   debug "device=$device"
+   debug "type=$type"
+   debug "partition=$partition"
+   debug "minor=$minor"
+   debug "bootable=$bootable"
+   debug "size=$size"
+   debug "partition_size=$partition_size"
+   debug "available_size=$available_size"
+   debug "available_device_size=$available_device_size"
+   debug "available_extended_size=$available_extended_size"
+   debug "----------"
+
+   echo "create_partition '$device' '$minor' '$partition_size' '$type' '$primary_count' \
+      || die 'Failed to create partition: $partition'"
+
+   if [ "$bootable" = "true" ]; then
+      echo "toggle_bootable '$device' '$minor' || die 'Failed to toogle bootable flag for partition: $partition'"
+   fi
+done
+
+cat << DONE
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.
+   exec 1>&6 6>&-
+fi
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5399afb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+cdist-type__install_partition_msdos_apply(7)
+============================================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_partition_msdos_apply - Apply dos partition settings
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Create the partitions defined with __install_partition_msdos
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_partition_msdos_apply
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- cdist-type__install_partition_msdos_apply(7)
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_partition_msdos_apply/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4358347d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options")"
+
+echo "reboot $options"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91aec19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+cdist-type__install_reboot(7)
+=============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_reboot - run reboot
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to reboot a machine.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+options::
+   options to pass to the reboot command. e.g. -f
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_reboot
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fab80a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+options="$(cat "$__object/parameter/options" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "" | tee "$__object/parameter/options")"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reboot/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e9278a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+disk="/$__object_id"
+disk_name="${disk##*/}"
+
+cat << DONE
+# stop mdadm raids if any
+if [ -r /proc/mdstat ]; then
+   md_name="\$(awk "/$disk_name/ {print \$1}" /proc/mdstat)"
+   if [ -n "\$md_name" ]; then
+      if command -v mdadm >/dev/null; then
+         mdadm --stop "/dev/\$md_name"
+      else
+         echo "WARNING: mdadm command not found" >&2
+         echo "WARNING: could not stop active mdadm raid for disk $disk" >&2
+      fi
+   fi
+fi
+
+# stop lvm's if any
+if find /sys/class/block/$disk_name*/holders/ -mindepth 1 | grep -q holders/dm; then
+   if command -v vgchange >/dev/null; then
+      vgchange -a n
+   else
+      echo "WARNING: vgchange command not found" >&2
+   fi
+fi
+
+# clean disks from any legacy signatures
+if command -v wipefs >/dev/null; then
+   wipefs -a "$disk" || true
+fi
+if command -v mdadm >/dev/null; then
+   mdadm --zero-superblock --force "$disk" || true
+else
+   echo "WARNING: mdadm command not found" >&2
+fi
+if command -v pvremove >/dev/null; then
+   pvremove --force --force --yes "$disk" || true
+else
+   echo "WARNING: pvremove command not found" >&2
+fi
+
+# erase partition table
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$disk bs=512 count=1
+printf 'w\n' | fdisk -u -c $disk || true
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..542d68ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_reset_disk/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+cdist-type__install_reset_disk(7)
+=================================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_reset_disk - reset a disk
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Remove partition table.
+Remove all lvm labels.
+Remove mdadm superblock.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_reset_disk /dev/sdb
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..17eeda0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# show command output in debug mode
+cat << DONE
+__debug=$__cdist_debug
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Link file descriptor #6 with stdout
+   exec 6>&1
+   # redirect all output to /dev/null
+   exec > /dev/null
+fi
+DONE
+
+uri="$(cat "$__object/parameter/uri")"
+target="$(cat "$__object/parameter/target")"
+post_install="$(cat "$__object/parameter/post_install" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+
+[ "$__debug" = "yes" ] && curl="curl" || curl="curl -s"
+[ "$__debug" = "yes" ] && tar="tar -xvzp" || tar="tar -xzp"
+
+echo "$curl '$uri' | $tar -C '$target'"
+if [ -n "$post_install" ]; then
+   post_install_script="$(cat "$__object/parameter/post_install_script")"
+   cat << DONE
+[ -d "${target}/proc" ] || mkdir "${target}/proc"
+mount -t proc none "${target}/proc"
+[ -d "${target}/sys" ] || mkdir "${target}/sys"
+mount -t sysfs none "${target}/sys"
+[ -d "${target}/dev" ] || mkdir "${target}/dev"
+mount --rbind /dev "${target}/dev"
+[ -d "${target}/tmp" ] || mkdir -m 1777 "${target}/tmp"
+mount -t tmpfs none "${target}/tmp"
+cp "$post_install_script" "${target}/tmp/post_install"
+chmod +x "${target}/tmp/post_install"
+cp /etc/resolv.conf "${target}/etc/"
+chroot "$target" /tmp/post_install
+umount -l "${target}/tmp" "${target}/dev" "${target}/sys" "${target}/proc"
+DONE
+fi
+
+cat << DONE
+if [ "\$__debug" != "yes" ]; then
+   # Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.
+   exec 1>&6 6>&-
+fi
+DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e657fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+cdist-type__install_stage(7)
+============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_stage - download and unpack a stage file
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Downloads a operating system stage using curl and unpacks it to /target
+using tar. The stage tarball is expected to be gzip compressed.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+uri::
+   The uri from which to fetch the tarball.
+   Can be anything understood by curl, e.g:
+      http://path/to/stage.tgz
+      tftp:///path/to/stage.tgz
+      file:///local/path/stage.tgz
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+target::
+   where to unpack the tarball to. Defaults to /target.
+
+post_install::
+   path to an optional local script. The script is uploaded to the target and 
+   executed inside (chroot) the target after the stage has been unpacked.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_stage --uri tftp:///path/to/stage.tgz
+__install_stage --uri http://path/to/stage.tgz --target /mnt/foobar
+__install_stage --uri file:///path/to/stage.tgz --target /target
+__install_stage --uri file:///path/to/stage.tgz \
+   --target /target \
+   --post_install /path/to/file/on/server
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ab5f4d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+uri="$(cat "$__object/parameter/uri" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "$__object_id" | tee "$__object/parameter/uri")"
+target="$(cat "$__object/parameter/target" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "/target" | tee "$__object/parameter/target")"
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/post_install" ]; then
+   post_install="$(cat "$__object/parameter/post_install")"
+   post_install_script="/tmp/post_install"
+   __install_file $post_install_script --source $post_install
+   echo "$post_install_script" > "$__object/parameter/post_install_script"
+fi
+
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e1a11b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+target
+post_install
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7954952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uri
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__install_stage/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c275fe5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+target="$(cat "$__object/parameter/target")"
+
+echo "swapoff -a"
+echo "umount -l ${target}/* || true"
+echo "umount -l ${target}"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/install b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d9d1f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+cdist-type__install_umount(7)
+=============================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__install_umount - umount target directory
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to recursively umount the given target directory.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+target::
+   the mount point to umount. Defaults to object_id
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__install_umount /target
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c547e167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__install_umount/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# set defaults
+target="$(cat "$__object/parameter/target" 2>/dev/null \
+   || echo "/target" | tee "$__object/parameter/target")"