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RE: Checking mount points



> From: Robert Collins [mailto:rbcollins@cygwin.com] 
> On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 00:07, Richardson, Tony wrote:
> > What is the easiest way to check if /home/$USER (or some other
> > directory) has been mounted (either system-wide or 
> user-only)? I know 
> > that I can use regtool (checking both the system and user keys) or 
> > parse the output from "mount",  but I was hoping for something as 
> > simple as typing "isitmounted /home/$USER" and have the unknown 
> > isitmounted command return an appropriate exit status.
> > 
> > I'm trying to write startup scripts so that mount points get set 
> > automatically when running cygwin from a network share (but 
> I don't to 
> > override /home/$USER if that already exists.)
> >
> 'mount' should do it.

Any suggestions on how to do it?

"mount /home/$USER" returns "not enough arguments" and I haven't found a
-check option to mount.

Tony

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