Interpret fstab
by borgward from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6G7Q3)
How do I interpret fstab? for example:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=ecf3db38-ec9d-4ed2-8798-c8aa654a2850 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=9983149b-3a05-462b-96a6-939625e6c7b6 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=093409f7-f0af-4c8f-a22c-5a3b3816a364 none swap sw 0 0
I understand anything trailing # is comment.
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=ecf3db38-ec9d-4ed2-8798-c8aa654a2850 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=9983149b-3a05-462b-96a6-939625e6c7b6 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=093409f7-f0af-4c8f-a22c-5a3b3816a364 none swap sw 0 0
I understand anything trailing # is comment.