/etc/fstab

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  1. /proc
  2. Android
  3. See also

Configuration file for the file system.

During the boot process, this file is accessed to see which partitions should be automatically mounted.

See commands:
df
mount
umount

/proc

It is no longer necessary to list /proc in /etc/fstab. The boot system will always mount them.
If /proc is listed in your fstab, it is probably a remnant of an older installation and it can be removed.

Android

To find the equivalent of /etc/fstab on Android, search:

#  find / -type f -iname '*fstab*' 2>/dev/null
/vendor/etc/fstab_nodata.qcom
/vendor/etc/fstab.qcom
/system/etc/vold.fstab

See also

https://linux.overshoot.tv/wiki/swap

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter08/fstab.htm...
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Complete_Handbook/Configuring_the_system#Th...