what is the difference between /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab ?

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03-27-2004, 07:54 AM	#1
Xavius Member Registered: Mar 2004 Posts: 107 Rep:	what is the difference between /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab ? what is the difference between /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab ?

03-27-2004, 08:02 AM	#2
Komakino Senior Member Registered: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, England Distribution: Slackware 10.2, Slackware 10.0, Ubuntu 9.10 Posts: 1,938 Rep:	fstab is the information of filesystems on the computer mtab is the currently mounted filesystems
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03-27-2004, 08:15 AM	#3
Xavius Member Registered: Mar 2004 Posts: 107 Original Poster Rep:	thanks a lot Komakino (i was thinking so, but i was not sure)

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