Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:49:42 +0000 (UTC) From: Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r274796 - head/usr.sbin/autofs Message-ID: <201411211549.sALFngdd066252@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: trasz Date: Fri Nov 21 15:49:41 2014 New Revision: 274796 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/274796 Log: Document use of wildcards (*) and ampersands (&) in autofs map files. Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1199 Reviewed by: wblock@ MFC after: 1 month Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5 Modified: head/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5 ============================================================================== --- head/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5 Fri Nov 21 15:38:31 2014 (r274795) +++ head/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5 Fri Nov 21 15:49:41 2014 (r274796) @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 19, 2014 +.Dd November 21, 2014 .Dt AUTO_MASTER 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ is the path component used by .Xr automountd 8 to find the right map entry to use. It is also used to form the final mountpoint. +A wildcard +.Pq Ql * +can be used for the key. +It matches every directory that does not match other keys. +Those directories will not be visible to the user +until accessed. .Pp The .Ar options @@ -155,9 +161,20 @@ for a single key. The .Ar location field specifies the filesystem to be mounted. -To pass location that begins with +Ampersands +.Pq Ql & +in the +.Ar location +field are replaced with the value of +.Ar key . +This is typically used with wildcards, like: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +.Li * 192.168.1.1:/share/& +.Ed +.Pp +To pass a location that begins with .Li / , -prefix it with colon. +prefix it with a colon. For example, .Li :/dev/cd0 . .Pp
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