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+.Dd March 15, 2022
+.Dt NULLFS 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm nullfs
+.Nd "null file system"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To enable support for this driver,
+place the following line in the kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "options NULLFS"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+nullfs_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+driver will permit the
+.Fx
+kernel to mount a loopback file system sub-tree.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+To mount a
+.Nm
+file system:
+.Pp
+.Dl "mount_nullfs /usr/ports /home/devel/ports"
+.Pp
+It is also possible to define an entry in
+.Xr fstab 5
+that looks similar to:
+.Pp
+.Bd -literal
+/usr/ports /home/devel/ports nullfs rw 0 0
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fstab 5 ,
+.Xr mount_nullfs 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+layer first appeared in
+.Bx 4.4 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An -nosplit
+The
+.Nm
+kernel implementation was written by
+.An John Heideman .
+.Pp
+This manual page was written by
+.An Daniel Gerzo Aq Mt danger@FreeBSD.org .