Linux findmnt Command

What is Linux findmnt Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use findmnt command in Linux. findmnt command is findmnt - find a filesystem.

findmnt Syntax#

findmnt [options]
findmnt [options] device|mountpoint
findmnt [options] [--source] device [--target|--mountpoint] mountpoint

findmnt Examples#

findmnt Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of findmnt command. findmnt command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for findmnt command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man findmnt

To open info page for findmnt command we can use command below.

info findmnt

To open help page from findmnt command we can run command below.

findmnt --help

Linux findmnt Command Source Code#

You can find findmnt command source code from the folowing repositories:

• findmnt source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use findmnt in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.