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NULLFS(5)		      File Formats Manual		     NULLFS(5)

NAME
       nullfs -- null file system

SYNOPSIS
       To enable support for this driver, place	the following line in the ker-
       nel configuration file:

	     options NULLFS

       Alternatively,  to  load	the driver as a	module at boot time, place the
       following line in loader.conf(5):

	     nullfs_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The nullfs driver will permit the FreeBSD kernel	to  mount  a  loopback
       file system sub-tree.

EXAMPLES
       To mount	a nullfs file system:

	     mount_nullfs /usr/ports /home/devel/ports

SEE ALSO
       fstab(5), mount_nullfs(8)

HISTORY
       The nullfs layer	first appeared in 4.4BSD.

AUTHORS
       The nullfs kernel implementation	was written by John Heideman.

       This manual page	was written by Daniel Gerzo <danger@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	13.0		       February	10, 2015		     NULLFS(5)

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