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36.Dd June 4, 1993
37.Dt GETFSENT 3
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm getfsent ,
41.Nm getfsspec ,
42.Nm getfsfile ,
43.Nm setfsent ,
44.Nm endfsent
45.Nd get file system descriptor file entry
46.Sh LIBRARY
47.Lb libc
48.Sh SYNOPSIS
49.Fd #include \*[Lt]fstab.h\*[Gt]
50.Ft struct fstab *
51.Fn getfsent void
52.Ft struct fstab *
53.Fn getfsspec "const char *spec"
54.Ft struct fstab *
55.Fn getfsfile "const char *file"
56.Ft int
57.Fn setfsent void
58.Ft void
59.Fn endfsent void
60.Sh DESCRIPTION
61The
62.Fn getfsent ,
63.Fn getfsspec ,
64and
65.Fn getfsfile
66functions
67each return a pointer to an object with the following structure
68containing the broken-out fields of a line in the file system
69description file,
70.Aq Pa fstab.h .
71.Bd -literal -offset indent
72struct fstab {
73	char	*fs_spec;	/* block special device name */
74	char	*fs_file;	/* file system path prefix */
75	char	*fs_vfstype;	/* type of file system */
76	char	*fs_mntops;	/* comma separated mount options */
77	char	*fs_type;	/* rw, ro, sw, or xx */
78	int	fs_freq;	/* dump frequency, in days */
79	int	fs_passno;	/* pass number on parallel dump */
80};
81.Ed
82.Pp
83The fields have meanings described in
84.Xr fstab 5 .
85.Pp
86The
87.Fn setfsent
88function
89opens the file (closing any previously opened file) or rewinds it
90if it is already open.
91.Pp
92The
93.Fn endfsent
94function
95closes the file.
96.Pp
97The
98.Fn getfsspec
99and
100.Fn getfsfile
101functions
102search the entire file (opening it if necessary) for a matching special
103file name or file system file name.
104.Pp
105For programs wishing to read the entire database,
106.Fn getfsent
107reads the next entry (opening the file if necessary).
108.Pp
109All entries in the file with a type field equivalent to
110.Dv FSTAB_XX
111are ignored.
112.Sh RETURN VALUES
113The
114.Fn getfsent ,
115.Fn getfsspec ,
116and
117.Fn getfsfile
118functions
119return a null pointer (0) on
120.Dv EOF
121or error.
122The
123.Fn setfsent
124function
125returns 0 on failure, 1 on success.
126The
127.Fn endfsent
128function
129returns nothing.
130.Sh FILES
131.Bl -tag -width /etc/fstab -compact
132.It Pa /etc/fstab
133.El
134.Sh SEE ALSO
135.Xr fstab 5
136.Sh HISTORY
137The
138.Fn getfsent
139function appeared in
140.Bx 4.0 ;
141the
142.Fn endfsent ,
143.Fn getfsfile ,
144.Fn getfsspec ,
145and
146.Fn setfsent
147functions appeared in
148.Bx 4.3 .
149.Sh BUGS
150These functions use static data storage;
151if the data is needed for future use, it should be
152copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.
153