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AUTOFS(5)                 NetBSD File Formats Manual                 AUTOFS(5)


NAME

     autofs -- automounter filesystem


SYNOPSIS

     options AUTOFS


DESCRIPTION

     The autofs driver is the kernel component of the automounter infrastruc-
     ture.  Its job is to pass mount requests to the automountd(8) daemon, and
     pause the processes trying to access the automounted filesystem until the
     mount is completed.  It is mounted by the automount(8).


OPTIONS

     These options are available when mounting autofs file systems:

     master_options
             Mount options for all filesystems specified in the map entry.

     master_prefix
             Filesystem mountpoint prefix.


EXAMPLES

     To unmount all mounted autofs filesystems:

           umount -At autofs

     To mount autofs filesystems specified in auto_master(5):

           automount


SEE ALSO

     auto_master(5), automount(8), automountd(8), autounmountd(8),
     mount_autofs(8)


HISTORY

     The autofs driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.1.  The autofs driver
     first appeared in DragonFly 4.5.  The autofs driver first appeared in
     NetBSD 9.0.


AUTHORS

     The autofs was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org>
     under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.

     The autofs was ported to DragonFly and NetBSD by Tomohiro Kusumi
     <kusumi.tomohiro@gmail.com>.

NetBSD 9.0                     November 25, 2017                    NetBSD 9.0