MOUNTPOINT(1) Linux System Administrators Manual MOUNTPOINT(1) NAME mountpoint - see if a directory is a mountpoint SYNOPSIS /bin/mountpoint [-q] [-d] /path/to/directory /bin/mountpoint -x /dev/device DESCRIPTION Mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint. OPTIONS -q Be quiet - dont print anything. -d Print major/minor device number of the filesystem on stdout. -x Print major/minor device number of the blockdevice on stdout. EXIT STATUS Zero if the directory is a mountpoint, non-zero if not. NOTES Symbolic links are not followed, except when the -x option is used. To force following symlinks, add a trailing slash to the path of the directory. The name of the command is misleading when the -x option is used, but the option is useful for comparing if a directory and a device match up, and there is no other command that can print the info easily. AUTHOR Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl SEE ALSO stat(1) Mar 15, 2004 MOUNTPOINT(1)