$ git log --pretty=format:'%h %s (%cs)%d'
4da861e1 autofs-5.1.9 - fix table_lookup_ino() fd reference (2026-04-02)
(HEAD -> master)
f46eaaa3 autofs-5.1.9 - fix mailing list subscription address (2026-03-20)
1d318d56 autofs-5.1.9 - do_reconnect() expiry check of dclist BEFORE lookup using it (2026-03-20)
732c2dd2 autofs-5.1.9 - fix copy numeric fields in dup_defaults_entry() (2026-03-20)
e88a4cbb autofs-5.1.9 - fix some fields not copied in dup_defaults_entry() (2026-03-20)
5a8c99b0 autofs-5.1.9 - fix clear numeric fields in clear_amd_entry() (2026-03-20)
402a55ad autofs-5.1.9 - initialise fields after free in clear_amd_entry() (2026-03-20)
69edafae autofs-5.1.9 - fix fields not freed in clear_amd_entry() (2026-03-20)
fd968dd5 autofs-5.1.9 - Fix masks in parse_sub.c, so that hosts are correctly matched. (2026-03-20)
326ba347 autofs-5.1.9 - skip expire check for amd nounmount mounts (2026-02-04)
...
$ git cat-file blob HEAD:README
autofs is a kernel-based automounter for Linux. autofs is used to
automatically mount filesystems on demand. After a period of inactivity
set by a predefined timeout value, the auto-mounts will be unmounted.
autofs allows one to provide centrally-managed, consistent file path
names for users and applications, even in large, frequently changing
installations.
To build autofs, please run:
./configure
To discover available configure options, please run:
./configure --help
After configuring, you can:
make ... make the daemon and modules
make install ... install the daemon and modules
Development kernels 2.3.41 and onwards contain the autofs4 as
standard. If you're using 2.2, you can apply the patch in
the patches directory; it was made from 2.2.14, but it should
work on 2.2.10 onwards. Patches related to extensions written
by Ian Kent are also in the patches directory. See README.ghosting
for a description of the kernel patches.
If you use autofs as a module, you need to add "alias autofs4 autofs"
to your modules config file (/etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules).
autofs was written by H. Peter Anvin of Transmeta Corporation, please
read the COPYRIGHT file. autofs 4 is the result of Jeremy
Fitzhardinge's <jeremy@goop.org> work on autofs 3. Further enhancements
have been made by Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>.
If you use or want to help develop autofs, please join the autofs
mailing list by sending an email to:
autofs+subscribe@vger.kernel.org
With the body text:
subscribe autofs
Once subscribed you can send patches to:
autofs@vger.kernel.org
# heads (aka `branches'):
$ git for-each-ref --sort=-creatordate refs/heads \
--format='%(HEAD) %(refname:short) %(subject) (%(creatordate:short))'
* master autofs-5.1.9 - fix table_lookup_ino() fd reference (2026-04-02)
autofs-5.0-stable.stgit commit (2015-04-21)
autofs-5.0-stable Release 5.0.10 (2015-04-21)
# tags:
$ git for-each-ref --sort=-creatordate refs/tags \
--format='%(refname:short) %(subject) (%(creatordate:short))'
release_5_1_9 autofs-5.1.8 - update autofs release (2023-11-03) tar.gz
release_5_1_8 update - 5.1.8 (2021-10-19) tar.gz
release_5_1_7 Update to release 5.1.7. (2021-01-25) tar.gz
release_5_1_6 Update to release 5.1.6. (2019-10-07) tar.gz
release_5_1_5 autofs-5.1.5 - update (2018-10-30) tar.gz
release_5_1_4 autofs - update to 5.1.4. (2017-12-19) tar.gz
release_5_1_3 autofs-5.1.3 - update (2017-05-24) tar.gz
release_5_1_2 autofs-5.1.1 - update to 5.1.2 (2016-06-15) tar.gz
release_5_1_1 Fix release date in changelog (2015-04-21) tar.gz
release_5_0_10 Release 5.0.10 (2015-04-21) tar.gz
...
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# (number on the left is used for dev purposes)
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4 kvmarm
4 amd-gfx
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3 reiserfs-devel
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2 linux-acpi
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git clone https://yhbt.net/lore/pub/scm/linux/storage/autofs/autofs.git