setmnt

PURPOSE

     Creates mount table.

SYNOPSIS
     setmnt


DESCRIPTION

     The setmnt  command reads  lines from standard  input and
     writes the /etc/mnttab table  to standard output (see the
     mnttab file in AIX Operating System Technical Reference).
     The /etc/mmttab is needed for  both the mount and unmount
     commands.  setmnt  creates a  mnttab entry for  each line
     read.  Input lines have the format:

        filesys    directory

     where filesys  is the name  of the file  system's special
     file and directory is the  root name of that file system.
     Thus, filesys and directory  become the first two strings
     in the mnttab  entry.  filesys and directory  must not be
     longer than 100 characters.

     The setmnt command enforces an upper limit on the maximum
     number of mnttab entries.

EXAMPLE

     To set  the mount  table after it  has been  destroyed or
     made invalid:

       setmnt  <<end
       hd1  /u
       fd0  /a
       fd1  /b
       end

     This  command  sets  the  mount table  to  show  /dev/hd1
     mounted  on "/u",   /dev/fd0  on "/a",   and /dev/fd1  on
     "/b".

     The "<<end" and "end" define  a Here Document, which uses
     the text  entered before the  "end" line as  the standard
     input  for the  setmnt  command.  For  more details,  see
     "Inline Input Documents."

FILES

     /etc/mnttab

RELATED INFORMATION

     The mnttab file in  AIX Operating System Technical Refer-
     ence.