autofs-5.1.0 - clarify multiple mounts description
From: Ian Kent <ikent@redhat.com>
Try and clarify the "Multiple Mounts" and "Replicated Server" sections
in the autofs(5) man page.
---
CHANGELOG | 1 +
man/autofs.5 | 8 ++++++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 519fea3..c6d8933 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
- fix reset amd lexer scan buffer.
- ignore multiple commas in options strings.
- fix typo in flagdir configure option.
+- clarify multiple mounts description.
04/06/2014 autofs-5.1.0
=======================
diff --git a/man/autofs.5 b/man/autofs.5
index 81ae375..6c53520 100644
--- a/man/autofs.5
+++ b/man/autofs.5
@@ -211,15 +211,19 @@ can be used to name multiple filesystems to mount. It takes the form:
.RS +.2i
.ta 1.0i
.nf
-.BI "key [" -options "] [mount-point [" -options "] location...]..."
+.BI "key [ -options ] [[/] location [/relative-mount-point [ -options ] location...]..."
.fi
.RE
.sp
.P
This may extend over multiple lines, quoting the line-breaks with \`\\\'.
If present, the per-mountpoint mount-options are appended to the
-default mount-options.
+default mount-options. This behaviour may be overridden by the append_options
+configuration setting.
.SS Replicated Server
+A mount location can specify multiple hosts for a location, portentially
+with a different export path for the same file system. Historically these
+different locations are read-only and provide the same replicated file system.
.sp
.RS +.2i
.ta 1.5i