--- auto.master.5.in.orig	2010-02-24 15:17:54.000000000 +0100
+++ auto.master.5.in	2010-02-24 16:00:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -157,6 +157,38 @@ command line.
 Set the timeout for caching failed key lookups. This option can be
 used to override the global default given either on the command line
 or in the configuration.
+.SH MAP FORMAT
+.P
+The format of a map is as follows:
+.TP
+.IR key	mount-options	target
+.TP
+.B key
+defines the key (which is the name of the directory inside the indirect map's mountpoint) in case of an indirect map, or the full mountpoint (probably always absolute, as there's no special context for a relative path) in case of a direct map.
+.TP
+.B mount-options
+defines the mount options used when the respective filesystem is mounted. The options here are the same as the options given after the -o switch of mount, but with a leading \fB-\fP (e.g. for \fBmount <mountpoint> -o fstype=smbfs,user=foo <target>\fP, the equivalent \fBmount-options\fP would be \fB-fstype=smbfs,user=foo\fP).
+.TP
+.B target
+defines the target which is to be mounted. Targets beginning with \fB/\fP are interpreted as files. To specify a path, a leading \fB:\fP must be added. \fB\[rs]\fP is the escape character. A literal \fB\[rs]\fP can be used but then must be escaped (e.g. \fB\[rs]\[rs]\fP). A literal \fB$\fP can be used but must be escaped (\fB\[rs]$\fP).
+.TP
+As an example, a line in a direct map might look like this:
+.sp
+.RS +.2i
+.ta 1.0i
+.nf
+/srv/smb-e     -fstype=smbfs,ip=192.168.1.2,user=administrator,password=secret,uid=root,gid=root       ://192.168.1.2/E\[rs]$/
+.fi
+.RE
+.sp
+And a line in an indirect map might look like this:
+.sp
+.RS +.2i
+.ta 1.0i
+.nf
+floppy         -fstype=auto            :/dev/fd0
+.fi
+.RE
 .SH GENERAL SYSTEM DEFAULTS CONFIGURATION
 .P
 The default value of several general settings may be changed in the