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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/file-systems.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/file-systems.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..52ad6d62f130 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/file-systems.xml @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ch-file-systems"> + +<title>File Systems</title> + +<para>You can define file systems using the +<option>fileSystems</option> configuration option. For instance, the +following definition causes NixOS to mount the Ext4 file system on +device <filename>/dev/disk/by-label/data</filename> onto the mount +point <filename>/data</filename>: + +<programlisting> +fileSystems."/data" = + { device = "/dev/disk/by-label/data"; + fsType = "ext4"; + }; +</programlisting> + +Mount points are created automatically if they don’t already exist. +For <option>device</option>, it’s best to use the topology-independent +device aliases in <filename>/dev/disk/by-label</filename> and +<filename>/dev/disk/by-uuid</filename>, as these don’t change if the +topology changes (e.g. if a disk is moved to another IDE +controller).</para> + +<para>You can usually omit the file system type +(<option>fsType</option>), since <command>mount</command> can usually +detect the type and load the necessary kernel module automatically. +However, if the file system is needed at early boot (in the initial +ramdisk) and is not <literal>ext2</literal>, <literal>ext3</literal> +or <literal>ext4</literal>, then it’s best to specify +<option>fsType</option> to ensure that the kernel module is +available.</para> + +<xi:include href="LUKS-file-systems.xml" /> + +</chapter> |