diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml index 6d21d32778..0b247c1f32 100644 --- a/man/systemd.mount.xml +++ b/man/systemd.mount.xml @@ -155,16 +155,14 @@ <filename>fstab</filename> - Mount units may either be configured via unit files, or via - /etc/fstab (see + Mount units may either be configured via unit files, or via /etc/fstab (see fstab5 - for details). Mounts listed in /etc/fstab - will be converted into native units dynamically at boot and when - the configuration of the system manager is reloaded. In general, - configuring mount points through /etc/fstab - is the preferred approach. See - systemd-fstab-generator8 - for details about the conversion. + for details). Mounts listed in /etc/fstab will be converted into native units + dynamically at boot and when the configuration of the system manager is reloaded. In general, configuring + mount points through /etc/fstab is the preferred approach to manage mounts for + humans. For tooling, writing mount units should be preferred over editing /etc/fstab. + See systemd-fstab-generator8 + for details about the conversion from /etc/fstab to mount units. The NFS mount option for NFS background mounts as documented in nfs5