source: clfs-embedded/BOOK/bootable/common/fstab.xml@ 7f42027

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<sect1 id="ch-bootable-fstab">
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  <title>Creating the /etc/fstab File</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-fstab">
    <primary sortas="e-/etc/fstab">/etc/fstab</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <para os="a">The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some
  programs to determine where file systems are to be mounted by default,
  in which order, and which must be checked (for integrity errors) prior
  to mounting. Create a new file systems table like this:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; ${CLFS}/targetfs/etc/fstab &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># file-system  mount-point  type   options          dump  fsck
/dev/<replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable>     /            <replaceable>[fff]</replaceable>  defaults         1     1</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>

  <para os="b">Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable>
  and <replaceable>[fff]</replaceable>
  with the values appropriate for the system, for example, <filename
  class="partition">mmcblk0p2</filename>
  and <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem>. For details on the 
  fields in this file, see <command>man 5 fstab</command>.</para>

  <para>You may also add any other file systems, such as swap or other partitions
  or network file systems, to this fstab as well.</para>

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