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getfsent(3X)							  getfsent(3X)

NAME
       getfsent(),  getfsspec(),  getfsfile(),	getfstype(), setfsent(), endf‐
       sent() - get file system descriptor file entry

SYNOPSIS
   Remarks:
       These routines are included only for compatibility with 4.2  BSD.   For
       maximum portability and improved functionality, new applications should
       use the getmntent(3X) library routines.

DESCRIPTION
       and each returns a pointer to an object with  the  following  structure
       containing  the broken-out fields of a line in the file.	 The structure
       is declared in the header file:

       The fields have meanings described in fstab(4).	If the	block  special
       file  name,  the	 file  system directory name, and the type are not all
       defined on the associated line in these	routines  return  pointers  to
       NULL  in	 the  and  fields.  If the pass number or the backup frequency
       field are not present on the line, these routines return −1 in the cor‐
       responding structure member.  is reserved for future use.

       Reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.

       Opens and rewinds the file.

       Closes the file.

       Sequentially searches from beginning of file
			   until  a  matching  special	file name is found, or
			   until EOF is encountered.

       Sequentially searches from the beginning of the file
			   until a matching file system file name is found, or
			   until  EOF  is  encountered.	 Sequentially searches
			   from the beginning of the  file  until  a  matching
			   file	 system	 type  field is found, or until EOF is
			   encountered.

DIAGNOSTICS
       A null pointer is returned on EOF, invalid entry, or error.

WARNINGS
       Since all information is contained in a static area, it must be	copied
       to be saved.

   Obsolescent Interfaces
       and are to be obsoleted at a future date.

AUTHOR
       was developed by HP and the University of California, Berkeley.

FILES
SEE ALSO
       fstab(4).

				TO BE OBSOLETED			  getfsent(3X)
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