Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 09:26:57 -0600 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: davidg@root.com Cc: simon@masi.ibp.fr, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: patch adding the 'noauto' switch to 'mount' Message-ID: <9508071526.AA15089@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199508071414.HAA00196@corbin.Root.COM> (message from David Greenman on Mon, 07 Aug 1995 07:14:26 -0700)
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>>>>> "David" == David Greenman <davidg@root.com> writes:
David> That's an interesting option, but the "-a" switch stands
David> for "all" - not "auto". I suppose the first question that
David> comes to mind is: if you don't want the filesystem mounted
David> with "-a", then why are you putting it in fstab?
Since fstab is a great place to collect the arcane mount options for various
various filesystems; it's easier to type ``mount /blah'' than
``mount -o xyorg -mapping finnish -r -t xj /dev/spec/cd918028vca.189a /blah''
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA
I bet the one legend that keeps recurring throughout history, in every
culture, is the story of Popeye. -- Jack Handey
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