getfsfile()

Updated: April 19, 2023

Search for a filesystem name in the filesystem table (/etc/fstab) file

Synopsis:

#include <fstab.h>

struct fstab * getfsfile(const char *file);

Arguments:

file
The prefix of the filesystem that you want to search for.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The getfsfile() function searches the filesystem table (/etc/fstab) for an entry for the specified filesystem prefix.

Returns:

A pointer to the fstab structure for the filesystem (see the entry for getfsent()), or NULL if the entry couldn't be found.

Classification:

NetBSD

Safety:  
Cancellation point Yes
Interrupt handler No
Signal handler No
Thread No

Caveats:

The functions that work with /etc/fstab use static data storage; if you need the data for future use, copy it before any subsequent calls overwrite it.