MTAB(5)                                                                MTAB(5)



NAME
       mtab - mounted file system table

SYNOPSIS
       #include <fstab.h>
       #include <mtab.h>

DESCRIPTION
       _M_t_a_b  resides in directory _/_e_t_c and contains a table of devices mounted
       by the _m_o_u_n_t command.  _U_m_o_u_n_t removes entries.

       The table is a series of _m_t_a_b structures, as defined in _<mtab.h_>_.  Each
       entry contains the null-padded name of the place where the special file
       is mounted, the null-padded name of the special file, and a type field,
       one of those defined in <_f_s_t_a_b_._h>.  The special file has all its direc‐
       tories stripped away; that is,  everything  through  the  last  ‘/’  is
       thrown  away.   The  type field indicates if the file system is mounted
       read-only, read-write, or read-write with disk quotas enabled.

       This table is present only so people can look at it.  It does not  mat‐
       ter  to  _m_o_u_n_t  if there are duplicated entries nor to _u_m_o_u_n_t if a name
       cannot be found.

FILES
       /etc/mtab

SEE ALSO
       mount(8)



7th Edition                      May 15, 1985                          MTAB(5)