All Topics  
Mtab

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Mtab
 
 
  Topics Mtab Topic Home

The mtab (contraction of mounted file system
File system

In computing, a file system is a method for store and organize computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them....
s table) file is commonly found on Unix-like
Unix-like

A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
 systems and lists the mount
Mount (computing)

Mounting, in computer science, is the process of making a file system ready for use by the operating system, typically by reading certain index data structures from storage into memory ahead of time....
ed file systems. Typically, mtab is in a format similar to that of fstab
Fstab

The fstab file is commonly found on Unix systems as part of the system computer configuration. The fstab file typically lists all available disks and disk partition s, and indicates how they are to be initialized or otherwise integrated into the overall system's file system....
 (file system table, a file specifying where devices should be mounted and providing information to assist this process) and is automatically edited when the mount
Mount (computing)

Mounting, in computer science, is the process of making a file system ready for use by the operating system, typically by reading certain index data structures from storage into memory ahead of time....
 command is used to indicate which filesystems are in use and how they are being used.

If a filesystem is manually mounted, mtab will contain an entry similar to what would be needed in fstab to automatically mount the filesystem.

/dev/sdb1 / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Mtab'
Start a new discussion about 'Mtab'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


The mtab (contraction of mounted file system
File system

In computing, a file system is a method for store and organize computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them....
s table) file is commonly found on Unix-like
Unix-like

A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
 systems and lists the mount
Mount (computing)

Mounting, in computer science, is the process of making a file system ready for use by the operating system, typically by reading certain index data structures from storage into memory ahead of time....
ed file systems. Typically, mtab is in a format similar to that of fstab
Fstab

The fstab file is commonly found on Unix systems as part of the system computer configuration. The fstab file typically lists all available disks and disk partition s, and indicates how they are to be initialized or otherwise integrated into the overall system's file system....
 (file system table, a file specifying where devices should be mounted and providing information to assist this process) and is automatically edited when the mount
Mount (computing)

Mounting, in computer science, is the process of making a file system ready for use by the operating system, typically by reading certain index data structures from storage into memory ahead of time....
 command is used to indicate which filesystems are in use and how they are being used.

If a filesystem is manually mounted, mtab will contain an entry similar to what would be needed in fstab to automatically mount the filesystem.

/dev/sdb1 / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0 proc /proc proc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0 /sys /sys sysfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0 varrun /var/run tmpfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755 0 0 varlock /var/lock tmpfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777 0 0 udev /dev tmpfs rw,mode=0755 0 0 devshm /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0 lrm /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile tmpfs rw 0 0 securityfs /sys/kernel/security securityfs rw 0 0 gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/alice/.gvfs fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon rw,nosuid,nodev,user=alice 0 0

See also

  • df
    Df (Unix)

    df is a standard Unix computer program used to display the amount of available disk space for filesystems on which the invoking user has appropriate read access....
  • fstab
    Fstab

    The fstab file is commonly found on Unix systems as part of the system computer configuration. The fstab file typically lists all available disks and disk partition s, and indicates how they are to be initialized or otherwise integrated into the overall system's file system....