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PRINTROOT(8)                System Manager's Manual               PRINTROOT(8)

NAME
       printroot - print the name of the root device on standard output

SYNOPSIS
       printroot

OPTIONS
       -r   # Print only the root device, not a full mtab line

EXAMPLES
       printroot           # Print the name of the root device

DESCRIPTION
       Printroot  is  useful for initializing the /etc/mtab when the system is
       booted.  It figures out what the root device is by searching /dev until
       it  finds  a  block  special  file  with  the  right major/minor device
       numbers.

SEE ALSO
       fstab(5), boot(8).

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NAME | SYNOPSIS | OPTIONS | EXAMPLES | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO