NAME

     printroot - print the name of the root  device  on  standard
     output


SYNOPSIS

     printroot


OPTIONS

     -r   Print only the root device, not a full mtab line


EXAMPLES

     printroot           # Print the name of the root device


DESCRIPTION

     Printroot is useful for initializing the /etc/mtab when  the
     system is booted.  It figures out what the root device is by
     searching /dev until it finds a block special file with  the
     right major/minor device numbers.


SEE ALSO

     fstab(5), boot(8).