mountpoint command in ubuntu ( /bin/mountpoint)

[musarraf172]

Can anybody tell me about the command "mountpoint" which is located in /bin.

It is not working in my system. If I try "mountpoint --help" in terminal it says "bash: /bin/mountpoint: cannot execute binary file"

I am having problem to configure uswsusp . It tells me the mountpoint command error...

[audiomick]

try

man mountpoint

[solar george]

# man mountpoint
MOUNTPOINT(1)                                                                  Linux System Administrator's Manual                                                                 MOUNTPOINT(1)

NAME
       mountpoint - see if a directory is a mountpoint

SYNOPSIS
       /bin/mountpoint [-q] [-d] /path/to/directory
       /bin/mountpoint -x /dev/device

DESCRIPTION
       Mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.

OPTIONS
       -q     Be quiet - don't print anything.

       -d     Print major/minor device number of the filesystem on stdout.

       -x     Print major/minor device number of the blockdevice on stdout.

EXIT STATUS
       Zero if the directory is a mountpoint, non-zero if not.

as for your error, maybe try to reinstall the package containin mountpoint

sudo  aptitude reinstall initscripts

[musarraf172]

# man mountpoint
MOUNTPOINT(1)                                                                  Linux System Administrator's Manual                                                                 MOUNTPOINT(1)

NAME
       mountpoint - see if a directory is a mountpoint

SYNOPSIS
       /bin/mountpoint [-q] [-d] /path/to/directory
       /bin/mountpoint -x /dev/device

DESCRIPTION
       Mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.

OPTIONS
       -q     Be quiet - don't print anything.

       -d     Print major/minor device number of the filesystem on stdout.

       -x     Print major/minor device number of the blockdevice on stdout.

EXIT STATUS
       Zero if the directory is a mountpoint, non-zero if not.

as for your error, maybe try to reinstall the package containin mountpoint

sudo  aptitude reinstall initscripts

Thanks solar george or your prompt and valuable reply. This solved my problem. Ubuntu forum rocks...........

[solar george]

Thanks solar george or your prompt and valuable reply. This solved my problem. Ubuntu forum rocks...........

No problem, have fun