1. Managing Removable Media (Overview)
2. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
3. Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
4. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
5. Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
6. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
7. Using USB Devices (Overview)
9. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
11. Administering Disks (Tasks)
12. SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
13. x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
14. Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)
15. The format Utility (Reference)
16. Managing File Systems (Overview)
File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)
Oracle Solaris ZFS File System
Enhancements to UFS File System Utilities (fsck, mkfs, and newfs)
Automatic Search for Backup Superblocks
fsck Reports When it Needs to be Rerun
New fsck Messages Regarding Extended Attributes
Better Handling of Duplicate Blocks or Fragments
Where to Find File System Management Tasks
The Universal Disk Format (UDFS) File System
NFS Version 4 and CacheFS Compatibility Issues
Additional Virtual File Systems
64-bit: Support of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Features of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Limitations of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Where to Find Multiterabyte UFS Tasks
Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
Determining a File System's Type
How to Determine a File System's Type
17. Creating ZFS, UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)
18. Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
19. Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)
20. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
21. Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)
22. UFS File System (Reference)
23. Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview)
24. Backing Up UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
25. Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)
26. Restoring UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
27. UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)
28. Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Most commands for file system administration have both a generic component and a file system–specific component. Whenever possible, you should use the generic commands, which call the file system–specific component. The following table lists the generic commands for file system administration. These commands are located in the /usr/sbin directory.
Table 16-1 Generic Commands for File System Administration
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The generic file system commands determine the file system type by following this sequence:
From the -F option, if supplied.
By matching a special device with an entry in the /etc/vfstab file (if the special device is supplied). For example, fsck first looks for a match against the fsck device field. If no match is found, the command then checks the special device field.
By using the default specified in the /etc/default/fs file for local file systems and in the /etc/dfs/fstypes file for remote file systems.
Both the generic commands and specific commands have manual pages in the man pages section 1M: System Administration Commands. The manual pages for the generic file system commands provide information about generic command options only. The manual page for a specific file system command has information about options for that file system. To look at a manual page for a specific file system, append an underscore and the abbreviation for the file system type to the generic command name.
For example, to see the specific manual page for mounting a UFS file system, type the following:
$ man mount_ufs
For example, to see the specific manual page for mounting a ZFS file system, type the following:
$ man zfs