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diff --git a/share/man/man5/fstab.5 b/share/man/man5/fstab.5 index 3981be5..2aa625e 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/fstab.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/fstab.5 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ contains descriptive information about the various file systems. .Nm is only read by programs, and not written; -it is the duty of the system administrator to properly create +it is the duty of the system administrator to properly create and maintain this file. Each filesystem is described on a separate line; fields on each line are separated by tabs or spaces. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describes the block special device or remote filesystem to be mounted. For filesystems of type .Em ufs , -the special file name is the block special file name, +the special file name is the block special file name, and not the character special file name. If a program needs the character special file name, the program must create it by appending a ``r'' after the @@ -84,27 +84,27 @@ The third field, describes the type of the filesystem. The system can support various filesystem types. Only the root, /usr, and /tmp filesystems need be statically -compiled into the kernel; +compiled into the kernel; everything else will be automatically loaded at mount time. (Exception: the UFS family - FFS and LFS cannot currently be demand-loaded.) Some people still prefer to statically compile other filesystems as well. .Bl -tag -width indent -offset indent -.It Em ufs +.It Em ufs a local .Tn UNIX filesystem -.It Em nfs +.It Em nfs a Sun Microsystems compatible ``Network File System'' -.It Em swap +.It Em swap a disk partition to be used for swapping .It Em msdos a DOS compatible filesystem -.It Em cd9660 +.It Em cd9660 a CD-ROM filesystem (as per ISO 9660) .\" maybe also say Rock Ridge extensions are handled ? -.It Em procfs -a file system for accessing process data +.It Em procfs +a file system for accessing process data .El .Pp The fourth field, @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ program to determine the order in which filesystem checks are done at reboot time. The root filesystem should be specified with a .Fa fs_passno -of 1, and other filesystems should have a +of 1, and other filesystems should have a .Fa fs_passno of 2. Filesystems within a drive will be checked sequentially, |
