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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 - don’t 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