MTAB(5) — Unix Programmer’s Manual
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(5). There are a number of lines of the form: fsname dir type opts freq passno For example, a line might read: /dev/xy0a / 4.3 rw,noquota 1 2
The file is accessed by programs using getmntent(3), and by the system administrator using a text editor.
FILES
/etc/mtab
SEE ALSO
getmntent(3), fstab(5), mount(8)
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS 4.3 BSD — 28 August 1985