getfsent()

Get the next entry from the filesystem table (/etc/fstab) file

Synopsis:

#include <fstab.h>

struct fstab * getfsent(void);

Library:

libc

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

This function is in libc.a, but not in libc.so (in order to save space).

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

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

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.