Programming Interfaces Guide

File System Control

The file system control interfaces listed in the following table enable the control of various aspects of the file system.

Table 6–3 File System Control Interfaces

Interface Name 

Purpose 

ustat(2)

Get file system statistics 

sync(2)

Update super block 

mount(2)

Mount a file system 

statvfs(2), fstatvfs(2)

Get file system information 

sysfs(2)

Get file system type information