The mount command¶
The mount command is used to mount 'attach' a filesystem and make it accessible by an existing directory structure tree.
Examples:¶
- Displays version information:
mount -V
- Attaching filesystem found on device and of type type at the directory dir:
mount -t type device dir
Syntax Forms:¶
mount [-lhV] mount -a [-fFnrsvw] [-t vfstype] [-O optlist] mount [-fnrsvw] [-t fstype] [-o options] device dir
Additional Flags and their Functionalities:¶
| Short Flag | Long Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-h | --help | Dispaly a help message and exists |
-n | --no-mtab | Mount without writing in /etc/mtab |
-a | --all | Mount all filesystems (of the given types) mentioned in fstab |
-r | --read-only | Mount the filesystem read-only |
-w | --rw | Mount the filesystem as read/write. |
-M | --move | Move a subtree to some other place. |
-B | --bind | Remount a subtree somewhere else (so that its contents are available in both places). |
Last update: 2022-05-12