default_fs(4)

1default_fs(4)                    File Formats                    default_fs(4)
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NAME

6       default_fs,  fs  -  specify  the  default file system type for local or
7       remote file systems
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DESCRIPTION

10       When file system administration commands have both specific and generic
11       components (for example, fsck(1M)), the file system type must be speci‐
12       fied. If it is not explicitly specified using  the  -F  FSType  command
13       line  option,  the  generic  command  looks  in /etc/vfstab in order to
14       determine the file system type, using the supplied raw or block  device
15       or  mount  point.   If  the  file  system type can not be determined by
16       searching /etc/vfstab, the command will use  the  default  file  system
17       type  specified in either /etc/default/fs or /etc/dfs/dfstypes, depend‐
18       ing on whether the file system is local or remote.
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21       The default local file system type is specified in /etc/default/fs by a
22       line  of  the  form  LOCAL=fstype (for example, LOCAL=ufs). The default
23       remote file system type  is  determined  by  the  first  entry  in  the
24       /etc/dfs/fstypes file.
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27       File  system  administration  commands  will determine whether the file
28       system is local or remote by examining the specified device  name.   If
29       the  device   name  starts  with  ``/'' (slash), it is considered to be
30       local; otherwise it is remote.
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33       The default file system types can be changed  by  editing  the  default
34       files with a text editor.
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37       /etc/vfstab         list of default parameters for each file system
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40       /etc/default/fs     the default local file system type
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43       /etc/dfs/fstypes    the default remote file system type
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