MTAB(4-SVR4)        RISC/os Reference Manual         MTAB(4-SVR4)



NAME
     /etc/mtab - mounted file system table

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mntent.h>

DESCRIPTION
     mtab resides in the /etc directory, and contains a table of
     filesystems currently mounted by the mount command.  umount
     removes entries from this file.

     The file contains a line of information for each mounted
     filesystem, structurally identical to the contents of
     /etc/fstab, described in fstab(4).  There are a number of
     lines of the form:

          fsname dir type opts freq passno
     for example:

          /dev/xy0a / efs rw,noquota 1 2

     The file is accessed by programs using getmntent(3), and by
     the system administrator using a text editor.

NOTES
     You should not change /etc/mtab by hand.  This confuses the
     system and does not achieve the desired result.

FILES
     /etc/mtab

SEE ALSO
     getmntent(3), fstab(4), mount(1M)

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems



















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