MTAB(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual MTAB(5) NNAAMMEE mtab - mounted file system table SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ##iinncclluuddee <<ffssttaabb..hh>> ##iinncclluuddee <<mmttaabb..hh>> DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN _M_t_a_b resides in directory /_e_t_c and contains a table of dev- ices 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 matter 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. FFIILLEESS /etc/mtab SSEEEE AALLSSOO mount(8) Printed 7/9/88 May 15, 1985 1