How to find out if sshfs mounted directory is not disconnected?

Question

I have remotely mounted a filesystem using SSHFS to directory /mnt/sshfs.

I need to find out using a shell script if this SSHFS mount is working correctly or if there is a connection reset by peer problem.

If I try to access such an SSHFS filesystem if it is in "disconnected state", the system freezes and waits until it eventually times out.

I want to avoid that. I need to know if SSHFS is working as expected or if there is some connection problem without freezing the system.

Answer 1

I guess just grep the mount command?

if (( $(mount | grep -e 'whatever you like'| wc -l) > 0 ));
then     
echo "mounted"; 
fi