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fstab

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fstab

Summary

fstab is a configuration file[1]. fstab has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • fstab's instance of is recorded as configuration file[3].
  • fstab is a type of configuration file[4].
  • fstab is a type of text file[5].
  • fstab's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[6].
  • fstab is used for computer configuration[7].
  • fstab's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/fstab[8].
  • fstab's different from is recorded as mtab[9].
  • fstab's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': '/etc/fstab'}[10].

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Definition and Type

fstab's instance of is recorded as configuration file[3]. Recorded subclass of include configuration file[4] and text file[5].

Use and Application

fstab is used for computer configuration[7].

Why It Matters

fstab has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] fstab is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fstab_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fstab}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fstab}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · KenntnisseSchüler · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → —
    Instance of → configuration file
    Subclass of → —
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    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q936292]]"
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