VIFS(8) BSD System Manager's Manual VIFS(8)NAMEvifs — safely edit fstab
SYNOPSISvifsDESCRIPTION
The vifs utility simply locks the fstab file before invoking an editor on
it. This is important to facilitate the modification of fstab by auto‐
mated tools and system management software.
Always use vifs to edit fstab, instead of invoking an editor directly.
SEE ALSOvi(1), fstab(5)HISTORY
The vifs utility originates from Mac OSX 10.5.
BSD November 18, 2005 BSD