How do I determine programatically what kind of file system a given file is on?

I am doing some experiments in file locking for non-cooperative processes.
I want my program to figure out for itself what kind of file system (ext2,
ext3, nfs, smb, etc.) the file is on, so I can compare and contrast the
different kinds of file locking.

Is there a way to determine what kind of file system the file is on?


Many thanks,


Jeff Silverman

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