# 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)