Attachment 310289 Details for Bug 436060 – Document the -null map and fix the documentation for <map>

[patch] Document the -null map and fix the documentation for <map>

autofs-4.1.3-document-null-map.patch (text/plain), 1.33 KB, created by Jeff Moyer on 2008-06-25 18:50:44 UTC

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Creator: Jeff Moyer

Created: 2008-06-25 18:50:44 UTC

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>--- autofs-4.1.3/man/automount.8.orig	2008-06-23 14:51:55.000000000 -0400
>+++ autofs-4.1.3/man/automount.8	2008-06-25 14:48:01.583664590 -0400
>@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ left unspecified, it defaults to \fBsun\
> \fBhesiod\fP.
> .TP
> \fBmap\fP
>-Location of mapfile to use.  This is an absolute UNIX pathname in the case
>-for maps of types \fBfile\fP or \fBprogram\fP, and the name of a database
>-in the case for maps of type \fByp\fP, \fBnisplus\fP, or \fBhesiod\fP.
>+Name of the map to use.  This can be an absolute UNIX pathname in the case
>+of \fBfile\fP or \fBprogram\fP maps, or the name of a database
>+in the case of \fByp\fP, \fBnisplus\fP, or \fBhesiod\fP maps.  If the map
>+is a \fBfile\fP or \fBprogram\fP map and the mapname is not an absolute path,
>+the map is assumed to live in \fI/etc/\fP.
> .TP
> \fBoptions\fP
> Any remaining command line arguments without leading dashes (\-) are
>@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ Treat errors when mounting file systems 
> multiple file systems should be mounted (`multimounts'). If this option
> is given, no file system is mounted at all if at least one file system
> can't be mounted.
>+.TP
>+.I "\-null"
>+Specifying -null in the place of the mapname will cause the automounter
>+to exclude subsequent occurrences of the mountpoint in the master map.
> .RE
> .SH NOTES
> If the \fBautomount\fP daemon catches signal USR1, it will unmount all

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