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| 22 | .Dd November 18, 2005 | |
| 23 | .Dt VIFS 8 | |
| 24 | .Os | |
| 25 | .Sh NAME | |
| 26 | .Nm vifs | |
| 27 | .Nd safely edit fstab | |
| 28 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 29 | .Nm vifs | |
| 30 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 31 | The | |
| 32 | .Nm vifs | |
| 33 | utility simply locks the fstab file before invoking an editor on it. | |
| 34 | This is important to facilitate the modification of fstab by automated tools | |
| 35 | and system management software. | |
| 36 | .Pp | |
| 37 | Always use | |
| 38 | .Nm vifs | |
| 39 | to edit fstab, instead of invoking an editor directly. | |
| 40 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
| 41 | .Xr vi 1 , | |
| 42 | .Xr fstab 5 | |
| 43 | .Sh HISTORY | |
| 44 | The | |
| 45 | .Nm vifs | |
| 46 | utility originates from Mac OSX 10.5. |