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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).

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