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autofs-5.1.0 - clarify multiple mounts description
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From: Ian Kent <ikent@redhat.com>
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Try and clarify the "Multiple Mounts" and "Replicated Server" sections
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in the autofs(5) man page.
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---
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 CHANGELOG    |    1 +
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 man/autofs.5 |    8 ++++++--
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 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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--- autofs-5.0.7.orig/CHANGELOG
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+++ autofs-5.0.7/CHANGELOG
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@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
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 - fix out of order clearing of options buffer.
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 - fix reset amd lexer scan buffer.
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 - ignore multiple commas in options strings.
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+- clarify multiple mounts description.
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 25/07/2012 autofs-5.0.7
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 =======================
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--- autofs-5.0.7.orig/man/autofs.5
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+++ autofs-5.0.7/man/autofs.5
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@@ -211,15 +211,19 @@ can be used to name multiple filesystems
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 .RS +.2i
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 .ta 1.0i
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 .nf
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-.BI "key [" -options "] [mount-point [" -options "] location...]..."
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+.BI "key [ -options ] [[/] location [/relative-mount-point [ -options ] location...]..."
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 .fi
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 .RE
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 .sp
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 .P
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 This may extend over multiple lines, quoting the line-breaks with \`\\\'.
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 If present, the per-mountpoint mount-options are appended to the
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-default mount-options.
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+default mount-options. This behaviour may be overridden by the append_options
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+configuration setting.
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 .SS Replicated Server
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+A mount location can specify multiple hosts for a location, portentially
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+with a different export path for the same file system. Historically these
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+different locations are read-only and provide the same replicated file system.
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 .sp
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 .RS +.2i
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 .ta 1.5i