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= mountpoint(1)
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== NAME

mountpoint - see if a directory or file is a mountpoint

== SYNOPSIS

*mountpoint* [*-d*|*-q*] _directory_|_file_

*mountpoint* *-x* _device_

== DESCRIPTION

*mountpoint* checks whether the given _directory_ or _file_ is mentioned in the _/proc/self/mountinfo_ file.

== OPTIONS

*-d*, *--fs-devno*::
Show the major/minor numbers of the device that is mounted on the given directory.

*-q*, *--quiet*::
Be quiet - don't print anything.

*--nofollow*::
Do not follow symbolic link if it the last element of the _directory_ path.

*-x*, *--devno*::
Show the major/minor numbers of the given blockdevice on standard output.

*-V*, *--version*::
Display version information and exit.

*-h*, *--help*::
Display help text and exit.

== EXIT STATUS

*mountpoint* has the following exit status values:

*0*::
success; the directory is a mountpoint, or device is block device on *--devno*

*1*::
failure; incorrect invocation, permissions or system error

*32*::
failure; the directory is not a mountpoint, or device is not a block device on *--devno*

== ENVIRONMENT

LIBMOUNT_DEBUG=all::
enables libmount debug output.

== NOTES

The util-linux *mountpoint* implementation was written from scratch for libmount. The original version for sysvinit suite was written by Miquel van Smoorenburg.

== AUTHORS

mailto:kzak@redhat.com[Karel Zak]

== SEE ALSO

*mount*(8)

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