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/etc/fstab
/etc/fstab is the filesystem table.
Each (uncommented) line has the following fields:
- File system (
/dev/…orUUID=…) - Mount point (can be
none, for example for swap partitions) - Type of file system (ext4, swap etc.)
- Options
- Dump
- Pass
/dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/sda6 / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1 /dev/sda7 /var ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
Mounting all mentioned filesystems
mount -a mounts all filesystems mentioned in /etc/fstab. mount -a [-t fs-type] [-O optlist]
This command is usually used in a boot-script.
It’s possible to combine
mount -a with -F to make mount fork so that filesystems are mounted in parallel. See also
genfstab helps to create an initial /etc/fstab file when a system is installed.