getfsent()

Library:

libc

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

Description:

The getfsent() function gets the next entry from the filesystem table file, /etc/fstab.

The fstab structure

The getfsent(), getfsfile(), and getfsspec() functions return pointers to a fstab structure, which is defined as follows:

struct fstab {
        char    *fs_spec;
        char    *fs_file;
        char    *fs_vfstype;
        char    *fs_mntops;
        char    *fs_type;
        int     init_flags;
        int     init_mask;
};

The members include:

fs_spec

The block special device name (e.g., /dev/hd0t177).

fs_file

The filesystem path prefix.

fs_vfstype

The type of filesystem; for a list of types, see the entry for mount in the Utilities Reference.

fs_mntops

A comma-separated list of mount options, which can include:

String	Constant	Meaning
implied	FSTAB_IMPLIED	The root entry was implied, not specified.
allservers	FSTAB_OCB	Send the mount request to all servers.
ro	FSTAB_RO	Read-only device.
rw	FSTAB_RW	Read-write device.
xx	FSTAB_XX	Completely ignore the entry.

fs_type

The type of filesystem; one of the following:

String	Constant	Meaning
ro	FSTAB_RO	Read-only device.
rw	FSTAB_RW	Read-write device.
xx	FSTAB_XX	Completely ignore the entry.

init_flags

Flags to OR in:

• _MFLAG_OCB — ignore the special device string, and contact all servers.
• _MOUNT_IMPLIED — the mountpoint is unspecified by the client.

init_mask

Flags to AND out.

Returns:

A pointer to the fstab structure for the next entry in the file, or NULL if the function reached the end of the file.

Classification:

NetBSD

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.