# Creating the /etc/fstab File

The `/etc/fstab` file is used by some programs to determine where file systems are to be mounted by default, which must be checked, and in which order. Create a new file systems table like this:

    cat > ${CLFS}/etc/fstab << "EOF"
    # Begin /etc/fstab

    # file system  mount-point  type   options          dump  fsck
    #                                                         order

    /dev/[xxx]     /            [fff]  defaults         1     1
    /dev/[yyy]     swap         swap   pri=1            0     0
    proc           /proc        proc   defaults         0     0
    sysfs          /sys         sysfs  defaults         0     0
    devpts         /dev/pts     devpts gid=&gid-tty;,mode=620   0     0
    shm            /dev/shm     tmpfs  defaults         0     0
    tmpfs          /run            tmpfs       defaults         0     0
    devtmpfs       /dev            devtmpfs    mode=0755,nosuid 0     0

    # End /etc/fstab
    EOF