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This applies to Unix as well as Linux, but has been bugging me for awhile.

Supposed I have a filesystem that is optionally mounted.  Let's says the 
mount point is
/foo

Now I create a file on it, let's call it bar.  Now I have
/foo/bar

In an alternative case, the filesystem is not mounted.  I can still 
create a file bar in the directory foo, but it will fall onto the 
default filesystem (likely root filesystem).

How can I tell the difference between these 2 files, i.e., on which 
filesystem did the file land?

Thanks,
JimR

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File real location JimR <NotReallyMyEmail@example.net> - 2011-04-26 13:06 -0400
  Re: File real location Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-04-26 18:24 +0100
    Re: File real location The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-26 18:28 +0100
      Re: File real location notbob <notbob@notbob.invalid> - 2011-04-26 18:08 +0000
        Re: File real location Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-04-26 19:14 +0100
        Re: File real location Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-26 19:25 +0100
        Re: File real location unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> - 2011-04-26 18:43 +0000
        Re: File real location Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-04-27 16:31 +0100
    Re: File real location Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-26 19:08 +0100
    Re: File real location JimR <NotReallyMyEmail@example.net> - 2011-04-26 14:43 -0400
      Re: File real location Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-04-26 20:28 +0100
        Re: File real location JimR <NotReallyMyEmail@example.net> - 2011-04-26 17:00 -0400
  Re: File real location The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-26 18:27 +0100
  Re: File real location "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-26 13:44 -0400
  Re: File real location unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> - 2011-04-26 17:52 +0000

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