1.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man5/msdosfs.5 108474 2002-12-30 22:56:26Z trhodes $
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2.\" Written by Tom Rhodes
3.\" This file is in the public domain.
4.\"
5.Dd December 26, 2002
6.Dt MSDOSFS 5
7.Os
8.Sh NAME
9.Nm msdosfs
| 2.\" Written by Tom Rhodes
3.\" This file is in the public domain.
4.\"
5.Dd December 26, 2002
6.Dt MSDOSFS 5
7.Os
8.Sh NAME
9.Nm msdosfs
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10.Nd msdos file system
| 10.Nd MS-DOS file system
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11.Sh SYNOPSIS
| 11.Sh SYNOPSIS
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12.Bd -literal
13/dev/ad0sN /dos msdosfs rw 0 0
14.Ed
15.Pp
16To link into the kernel:
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17.Cd "options MSDOSFS"
18.Sh DESCRIPTION
| 12.Cd "options MSDOSFS"
13.Sh DESCRIPTION
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19.Pp
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20The
21.Nm
22driver will permit the
23.Fx
24kernel to read and write
| 14The
15.Nm
16driver will permit the
17.Fx
18kernel to read and write
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25.Em msdos
| 19.Tn MS-DOS
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26based file systems.
27.Pp
28The most common usage follows:
29.Pp
| 20based file systems.
21.Pp
22The most common usage follows:
23.Pp
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30.Dl "# mount_msdosfs /dev/ad0sN /dos
| 24.Dl "mount_msdosfs /dev/ad0sN /mnt"
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31.Pp
32where
| 25.Pp
26where
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33.Sy N
| 27.Ar N
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34is the partition number and
35.Pa /mnt
| 28is the partition number and
29.Pa /mnt
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36is a mount point directory in the root file system.
| 30is a mount point.
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37Some users tend to create a
38.Pa /dos
39directory for
40.Nm
41mount points.
42This helps to keep better track of the file system,
43and make it more easily accessible.
44.Pp
45It is possible to define an entry in
46.Pa /etc/fstab
47that looks similar to:
48.Bd -literal
49/dev/ad0sN /dos msdosfs rw 0 0
50.Ed
51.Pp
52This will mount an
| 31Some users tend to create a
32.Pa /dos
33directory for
34.Nm
35mount points.
36This helps to keep better track of the file system,
37and make it more easily accessible.
38.Pp
39It is possible to define an entry in
40.Pa /etc/fstab
41that looks similar to:
42.Bd -literal
43/dev/ad0sN /dos msdosfs rw 0 0
44.Ed
45.Pp
46This will mount an
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53.Em msdos
| 47.Tn MS-DOS
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54based partition at the
55.Pa /dos
56mount point during system boot.
57Using
58.Pa /mnt
59as a permanent mount point is not advised as its intention
60has always been to be a temporary mount point for floppy and
| 48based partition at the
49.Pa /dos
50mount point during system boot.
51Using
52.Pa /mnt
53as a permanent mount point is not advised as its intention
54has always been to be a temporary mount point for floppy and
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61zip disks.
| 55ZIP disks.
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62See
63.Xr hier 7
64for more information on
65.Fx
66directory layout.
67.Sh SEE ALSO
68.Xr mount 2 ,
69.Xr unmount 2 ,
70.Xr mount 8 ,
71.Xr mount_msdosfs 8 ,
| 56See
57.Xr hier 7
58for more information on
59.Fx
60directory layout.
61.Sh SEE ALSO
62.Xr mount 2 ,
63.Xr unmount 2 ,
64.Xr mount 8 ,
65.Xr mount_msdosfs 8 ,
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72.Xr umount 8 ,
| 66.Xr umount 8
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73.Rs
74.%T "The FreeBSD Handbook"
75.%O "http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/"
76.Re
77.Sh AUTHORS
78This manual page was written by
79.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org .
| 67.Rs
68.%T "The FreeBSD Handbook"
69.%O "http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/"
70.Re
71.Sh AUTHORS
72This manual page was written by
73.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org .
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