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32 .Nd "null file system"
36 place the following line in the kernel configuration file:
37 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
41 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
42 module at boot time, place the following line in
44 .Bd -literal -offset indent
50 driver will permit the
52 kernel to mount a loopback file system sub-tree.
58 .Dl "mount_null /usr/src /home/devel/src"
65 layer first appeared in
71 kernel implementation was written by
74 This manual page was written by
75 .An Daniel Gerzo Aq Mt danger@FreeBSD.org .