vifs(8)

vifs8

Safely edit fstab

Usage

vifs

Overview

The vifs utility simply locks the fstab file before invoking an editor on it. This is important to facilitate the modification of fstab by automated tools and system management software.

Always use vifs to edit fstab, instead of invoking an editor directly.

Releases

115 releases since Mac OS X 10.5; the text changed 1 time.

  1. 10.5–11.5
  2. 12.0.1–26.5

History

The vifs utility originates from Mac OSX 10.5.

From system_cmds 1042.120.1 in macOS 26.5. Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.