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.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@freebsd.org>
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.\" $Id: fs_mount.3,v 1.1.1.1 2012/02/21 23:25:53 misho Exp $
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.Dd April 22, 2002
.Dt FS_MOUNT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fs_mount ,
.Nm fs_unmount ,
.Nd simplified file system mounting
.Sh LIBRARY
PDEL Library (libpdel, \-lpdel)
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pdel/sys/fs_mount.h
.Ft int
.Fn fs_mount "const char *path" "int flags"
.Ft int
.Fn fs_unmount "const char *path" "int flags"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions provide a simplified interface to
.Xr mount 2
and
.Xr unmount 2 .
.Pp
.Fn fs_mount
attempts to mount the filesystem on the directory
.Fa path .
The device to be mounted must be described in
.Pa /etc/fstab .
The
.Fa flags
are passed unchanged to
.Xr mount 2 .
.Pp
.Fn fs_ummount
attempts to unmount the filesystem mounted on the directory
.Fa path .
The
.Fa flags
are passed unchanged to
.Xr unmount 2 .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn fs_mount
and
.Fn fs_unmount
return 0 if successful, otherwise -1 is returned and
.Va errno
is set accordingly;
see
.Xr mount 2
for the possible values for
.Va errno .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mount 2 ,
.Xr libpdel 3
.Sh HISTORY
The PDEL library was developed at Packet Design, LLC.
.Dv "http://www.packetdesign.com/"
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@freebsd.org