Mount Point /-

In Example 5-1, the mount point /- tells autofs not to associate the entries in auto_direct with any specific mount point. Indirect maps use mount points defined in the auto_master file. Direct maps use mount points specified in the named map. (Remember, in a direct map the key, or mount point, is a full path name.)

A NIS or NIS+ auto_master file can have only one direct map entry because the mount point must be a unique value in the name space. An auto_master file that is a local file can have any number of direct map entries, as long as entries are not duplicated.