fstypent(3P)                                         fstypent(3P)



NAME
     fstypent - gets a file-system-type entry

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <sys/fstypent.h>

     struct fstypent *fstypent(filep)
     FILE *filep;

DESCRIPTION
     fstypent reads the next line from the file indicated by
     filep and returns a pointer to a struct fstypent containing
     this information.

     The fstypent structure is defined in <sys/fstypent.h>:

       struct fstypent {

            int fstype;

            char **typelist;

            char *pathlist;

       };


     In the above structure, fstype indicates the file-system

     type, and this value is used by fsmount(2).


     typelist is a null-terminated list of pointers; each one

     points to a character string describing a file-system type.

     At least one of these types is defined in <mntent.h>.


     pathlist is a colon-separated list of pathnames.  The

     pathnames indicate the directories where file-system-

     dependent utilities may be found.  This entry in

     /etc/fstypes is not required.  pathlist is a null pointer if

     the entry is missing.


     The data in this structure and referenced static data are

     overwritten by a subsequent call to fstypent or typefs.


STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES

     The fstypent program returns a pointer of type struct

     fstypent (see fstyp(3)).  A null pointer is returned on

     end-of-file or error.


FILES

     /etc/fstypes

          File containing file system types


SEE ALSO

     getmntent(3), typefs(3), fs(4), fstab(4), fstypes(4), ufs(4)






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