Thank you Richard. I suspect $(grep /south40/docs/ /proc/mounts) would be faster than $( mount | grep 'south40/docs'). And I'm sure [ -f /south40/docs/.flag ] would be. Much obliged. Mike
On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 05:37:07PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > On 13/03/18 16:40, Mike McClain wrote: > > If my other computer is South40 and I want to mount South40's /docs > > on my /south40/docs/ directory I can do that. As one script calls > > another I want to know if I need to mount South40 without > > $( mount | grep 'south40/docs'). > > You could look at /proc/mounts, but that's similar to the output of mount. > > Or if it's for a specific directory, and you can put something in it, > you can test for the existence of a special file in the directory. > > Something like > > [ -f /south40/docs/.flag ] > > Richard > -- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein
