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FSinfo overview
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   FSinfo is a filesystem management tool.  It has been designed to
work with Amd to help system administrators keep track of the ever
increasing filesystem namespace under their control.

   The purpose of FSinfo is to generate all the important standard
filesystem data files from a single set of input data.  Starting with a
single data source guarantees that all the generated files are
self-consistent.  One of the possible output data formats is a set of
Amd maps which can be used amongst the set of hosts described in the
input data.

   FSinfo implements a declarative language.  This language is
specifically designed for describing filesystem namespace and physical
layouts.  The basic declaration defines a mounted filesystem including
its device name, mount point, and all the volumes and access
permissions.  FSinfo reads this information and builds an internal map
of the entire network of hosts.  Using this map, many different data
formats can be produced including `/etc/fstab', `/etc/exports', Amd
mount maps and `/etc/bootparams'.