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getvfsbynumber

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NAME

getvfsbynumber - Gets the virtual file system type name  

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc.a)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/mount.h> char *getvfsbynumber(        int typeno);
 

PARAMETERS

Specifies the number that identifies the type of the file system.  

DESCRIPTION

The getvfsbynumber() function returns the symbolic name for the virtual file system type identified by typeno. The type number of a mounted file system can be determined with the statfs() function.  

NOTES

The getvfsbynumber() function may not be able to handle file systems that are dynamically loaded.  

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, getvfsbynumber() returns a symbolic name. Otherwise, getvfsbynumber() returns a value of -1 and sets errno.  

ERRORS

If any of the following conditions occurs, the getvfsbynumber() function sets errno to the corresponding value: typeno is outside the range of known file system types.  

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: statfs(2), getvfsbyname(3). delim off


 

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NOTES
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
RELATED INFORMATION

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