MTAB(V) 1/6/74 MTAB(V)





MTAB(V)                      1/6/74                       MTAB(V)







NAME

     mtab - mounted file system table



DESCRIPTION

     Mtab resides in directory  /etc  and  contains  a  table  of

     devices  mounted  by  the  mount  command.   Umount  removes

     entries.



     Each entry is 64 bytes long; the  first  32  are  the  null-

     padded  name of the place where the special file is mounted;

     the second 32 are the null-padded name of the special  file.

     The special file has all its directories stripped away; that

     is, everything through the last ``/'' is thrown away.



     This table is present only so people can  look  at  it.   It

     does not matter to mount if there are duplicated entries nor

     to umount if a name cannot be found.



FILES

     /etc/mtab



SEE ALSO

     mount (VIII), umount (VIII)



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