automatically create /etc/mtab symlink if it doesn't exist (or, isn't a

link to /proc/self/mounts)

Author: nihilx7e3

README.md

@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ nano VARIABLES.sh
 
 replace the root variable with the output of pwd up until and including the WSAGAScript folder
 
-**Debian WSL users need to create an mtab symlink:**
-
-```bash
-sudo ln -s /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab
-```
-
 ### Run the scripts
 
 ```bash

extend_and_mount_images.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 . ./VARIABLES.sh
 
+if [[ ! /proc/self/mounts -ef /etc/mtab ]]; then
+	printf "/etc/mtab doesn't exist or is invalid\n"
+	printf 'creating valid /etc/mtab\n'
+	ln -sf /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab
+fi
+
 echo "chk product.img"
 e2fsck -f $ImagesRoot/product.img