--- util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.5.sync 2005-04-25 11:56:00.625150536 +0200 +++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.5 2005-04-25 12:07:12.089072504 +0200 @@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ The file .B fstab contains descriptive information about the various file systems. +It is the duty of the system administrator to properly create and maintain this file. .B fstab -is only read by programs, and not written; it is the duty of the system -administrator to properly create and maintain this file. Each filesystem -is described on a separate line; fields on each line are separated by tabs +can be modified by special utils (e.g. +.BR fstab-sync (8)). +Each filesystem is described on a separate line; fields on each line are separated by tabs or spaces. Lines starting with '#' are comments. The order of records in .B fstab is important because @@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ .BR swapon (8), .BR fs (5) .BR nfs (5) +.BR fstab-sync (8) .SH HISTORY The ancestor of this .B fstab