fstab(5)

NAME
     fstab, mtab - list of file systems to mount, mounted file system table.

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/fstab

     /etc/mtab

DESCRIPTION
     /etc/fstab is a table of file system to mount at boot time, /etc/mtab  is
     a  table  of  currently  mounted  file systems as maintained by mount and
     umount.

     /etc/fstab is not read by mount as it should be.  It is instead a  simple
     shell  script  listing  the  two  or  three  devices  that Minix needs to
     operate:  The device names of the root file system, the swap file  system
     (optional), and the file system for /usr.

     /etc/mtab contains lines of four fields.  The layout is:

          device    directory    type    options

     These fields may be explained as follows:

     device
          A block special device.

     directory
          Mount point.

     type
          Either 1, 2, or swap, indicating a V1 or a V2 file system,  or  swap
          space.

     options
          Either ro, or rw, indicating a read-only or read-write mounted  file
          system.

FILES

     /etc/fstab     Shell script naming three important file systems.

     /etc/mtab      List of mounted file systems.

SEE ALSO
     printroot(8), mount(1), fsck(1), mkfs(1).




BUGS
     /etc/fstab is a joke.

AUTHOR
     Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)