In autofs, what does +auto.master do in /etc/auto.master?












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I am reading some documentation on autofs, and I saw in one of the example here:



$ cat /etc/auto_master
# Master map for automounter
#
+auto_master
/net -hosts -nosuid,nobrowse
/home auto_home -nobrowse
/xfn -xfn
/share auto_share
$ cat /etc/auto_share
# share directory map for automounter
#
ws gumbo:/export/share/ws


The documentation do not explain line-by-line what each line here does.



What does +auto_master here mean? What is it doing?










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    I am reading some documentation on autofs, and I saw in one of the example here:



    $ cat /etc/auto_master
    # Master map for automounter
    #
    +auto_master
    /net -hosts -nosuid,nobrowse
    /home auto_home -nobrowse
    /xfn -xfn
    /share auto_share
    $ cat /etc/auto_share
    # share directory map for automounter
    #
    ws gumbo:/export/share/ws


    The documentation do not explain line-by-line what each line here does.



    What does +auto_master here mean? What is it doing?










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      I am reading some documentation on autofs, and I saw in one of the example here:



      $ cat /etc/auto_master
      # Master map for automounter
      #
      +auto_master
      /net -hosts -nosuid,nobrowse
      /home auto_home -nobrowse
      /xfn -xfn
      /share auto_share
      $ cat /etc/auto_share
      # share directory map for automounter
      #
      ws gumbo:/export/share/ws


      The documentation do not explain line-by-line what each line here does.



      What does +auto_master here mean? What is it doing?










      share|improve this question














      I am reading some documentation on autofs, and I saw in one of the example here:



      $ cat /etc/auto_master
      # Master map for automounter
      #
      +auto_master
      /net -hosts -nosuid,nobrowse
      /home auto_home -nobrowse
      /xfn -xfn
      /share auto_share
      $ cat /etc/auto_share
      # share directory map for automounter
      #
      ws gumbo:/export/share/ws


      The documentation do not explain line-by-line what each line here does.



      What does +auto_master here mean? What is it doing?







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