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+%name filesystem
+
+# Filesystem
+#
+# This template generates a single primitive resource of type
+# Filesystem
+
+%required
+
+# The name of block device for the filesystem, or -U, -L
+# options for mount, or NFS mount specification.
+%% device 
+
+# The mount point for the filesystem.
+%% directory 
+
+# The type of filesystem to be mounted.
+%% fstype 
+
+%optional
+
+# Any extra options to be given as -o options to mount.
+# 
+# For bind mounts, add "bind" here and set fstype to "none".
+# We will do the right thing for options such as "bind,ro".
+%% options 
+
+%generate
+
+primitive %_ ocf:heartbeat:Filesystem
+	params
+	device=%_:device
+	directory=%_:directory
+	fstype=%_:fstype