Hi Adam
Thanks for your response. Definitely helps a lot.
> > /dev /.dev unknown rw,bind 0 0
> > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
>
> These are from udev.
Just was wondering about udev.. I found it strange to
have a /.dev
On top of it looks like it is pointing to my /
partition as it is the exact same size....
Thanks
Manu
--- Adam Aube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Manu wrote:
>
> > I have a question concerning my mtab
>
> > I see the following line :
>
> > proc /proc proc rw 0 0
> > sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
>
> These are virtual filesystems that provide a simple
> way to get info from
> the kernel using user-space tools. sysfs is new in
> 2.6-series kernels.
>
> > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
>
> These provide pseudo-terminals.
>
> > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
>
> This is used for shared memory. You can control the
> size of this by
> editing /etc/default/tmpfs.
>
> > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
>
> This is a virtual filesystem for providing
> information on currently attached
> usb devices.
>
> > /dev /.dev unknown rw,bind 0 0
> > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
>
> These are from udev.
>
> > is it needed?
>
> The tmpfs entry isn't needed (most programs don't
> use this shared memory),
> but you might as well leave it alone. The others are
> needed.
>
> > any documentation somewhere maybe?
>
> See the man pages for 'proc', 'pts', and 'udev' -
> the others don't seem to
> have man pages. A Google search would likely turn up
> some info as well.
>
> Adam
>
>
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