Related Files

/proc A pseudo-filesystem that utilizes no disk space but is used by the kernel to store information about currently running processes.
/etc/fstab Contains a listing of your currently defined filesystems.
/usr/src/linux/fs Defines which types of file systems your kernel recognizes.
/etc/mtab Table of mounted file systems.
/etc/mtab~ Lock file.
/etc/mtab.tmp Temporary file.
/etc/exports File specifying clients which the mount daemon is authorized to serve.

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