What is the difference between /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab

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Issue

  • What is the difference between /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab?
  • Why does /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab show different result at times?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6 and 7

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