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 dev-
     ices that MINIX 3 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 sys-
          tem, 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 sys-
                    tems.

     /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)