from the fstab manpage:
The fifth field, (fs_freq), is used for these filesystems by the dump(8)
command to determine which filesystems need to be dumped. If the fifth
field is not present, a value of zero is returned and dump will assume
that the filesystem does not need to be dumped.
On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Deb Richardson imparted the following wisdom:
->Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 13:47:39 -0400
->From: Deb Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
->Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
->To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
->Subject: [techtalk] request for ideas
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->Hi all.
->
->I'm thinking abou