Map Entry Format

A simple map entry (mapping) example follows:

key [-mount-options] location ...

where

key

Is the full path name of the directory to mount when used in a direct map. In an indirect map, key represents a simple name.

mount-options

Is a list of options separated by commas.

location

Specifies a file system from which the directory can be mounted. In the example case, location takes the form:

hostname:pathname

where hostname is the server name where the file system will mount and pathname is the directory path to mount.