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NULLFS(5)		    BSD	File Formats Manual		     NULLFS(5)

NAME
     nullfs -- null file system

SYNOPSIS
     To	enable support for nullfs, place the following line in the kernel con-
     figuration	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>.

BSD				October	5, 2008				   BSD
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLES | SEE ALSO | HISTORY | AUTHORS

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