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Diffstat (limited to 'sys-utils/mount.8')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8 index 9f7dbde83..7f45ca7db 100644 --- a/sys-utils/mount.8 +++ b/sys-utils/mount.8 @@ -1142,11 +1142,18 @@ This option implies the options .TP .B x-* All options prefixed with "x-" are interpreted as comments or as userspace -application-specific options. These options are not stored in the mtab file, +application-specific options. These options are not stored in the user space (e.g. mtab file), nor sent to the mount.\fItype\fR helpers nor to the .BR mount (2) -system call. The suggested format is \fBx-\fIappname\fR.\fIoption\fR -(e.g.\& \fBx-systemd.automount\fR). +system call. The suggested format is \fBx-\fIappname\fR.\fIoption\fR. +.TP +.B X-* +The same as \fBx-*\fR options, but stored permanently in the user space. It +means the options are also available for umount or another operations. Note +that maintain mount options in user space is a bad idea, because it's necessary +to link all tools that use the options with libmount and there is no guarantee that the +options will be always available (for example after a move mount operation or in +unshared namespace). .TP .BR x-mount.mkdir [ = \fImode\fR ] Allow to make a target directory (mountpoint). The optional argument |