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       FsTable(4)                                                FsTable(4)


       NAME
             FsTable - File System Table

       SYNOPSIS
             FsTable

       DESCRIPTION
             FsTable is a list of file system types from which users can
             choose to make file systems on a floppy. Each entry includes
             the name of the file system (for example, Veritas) and the
             attribute (for example, mkvxfscmd) that can be found in the
             /etc/device.tab file. The MediaMgr will use this attribute to
             locate the actual UNIX system command to make the file system
             on the floppy.

             The entry on the FsTable list has the following format:

                         messageFiles:messageNumber:defaultLabel<tab>attribute

             Users can add more entries to this table, provided  they  also
             include   the   corresponding   attribute=value  pair  in  the
             /etc/device.tab file.

             For example, to make an s5 file system through  the  MediaMgr,
             users need to add the following line to FsTable:

                         dtmedia:401:s5    mkfscmd

             To make the s5 file  system,  users  also  need  to  have  the
             following attribute=value pair in the /etc/device.tab file:

                         mkfscmd="/sbin/mkfs -F s5 /dedsk/f0t 28844:711 2 36

       OPTIONS
             label is the name of the file system type, similar to the
                   string that appears in the Format Properties window.

             messageFile
                   is the name of the file in the directory
                   /usr/lib/locale/LC_MESSAGES/* from which to retrieve the
                   label. The name of the messageFile can be up to 14
                   characters long, but may not contain null or the ASCII
                   code for / (slash) or : (colon).





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      FsTable(4)                                                FsTable(4)


            messageFile
                  is the sequence number of the string to retrieve from
                  messageFile. The strings in messageFile are numbered
                  sequentially from 1 to n, where n is the number of
                  strings in the file.

            defaultLabel
                  is the label to use if messageNumber can't be retrieved
                  from messageFile for the current locale.

            <tab> is the tab character

            attribute
                  is the device database (/etc/device.tab) entry used to
                  find the UNIX system command that makes the file system
                  on the floppy.

         Files
            /etc/device.tab

            /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/*

            /usr/X/desktop/MediaMgr/FsTable

























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