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autofs-5.0.7 - document browse option in man page
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From: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
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The "browse" option has remained undocumented for a long time.
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Finally add a section for it to auto.master(5) making special
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note of the potential performance implications.
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---
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CHANGELOG | 1 +
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man/auto.master.5.in | 11 +++++++++++
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2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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index ecdea0b..d8e4049 100644
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--- a/CHANGELOG
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+++ b/CHANGELOG
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@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
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- fix requires in spec file.
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- fix libtirpc build option to require libtirpc-devel if needed.
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- fix systemd unidir in spec file.
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+- document browse option in man page.
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25/07/2012 autofs-5.0.7
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=======================
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diff --git a/man/auto.master.5.in b/man/auto.master.5.in
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index bbea43a..c552e56 100644
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--- a/man/auto.master.5.in
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+++ b/man/auto.master.5.in
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@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ multiple file systems should be mounted (`multimounts'). If this option
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is given, no file system is mounted at all if at least one file system
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can't be mounted.
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.TP
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+.I "[no]browse"
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+This is an autofs specific option that is a pseudo mount option and
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+so is given without a leading dash. Use of the browse option pre-creates
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+mount point directories for indirect mount maps so the map keys can be
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+seen in a directory listing without being mounted. Use of this option
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+can cause performance problem if the indirect map is large so it should
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+be used with caution. The internal program default is to enable browse
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+mode for indirect mounts but the default installed configuration overrides
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+this by setting BROWSE_MODE to "no" because of the potential performance
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+problem.
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+.TP
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.I "nobind"
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This is an autofs specific option that is a pseudo mount option and
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so is given without a leading dash. It may be used either in the master
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