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The mount command

The mount command is used to mount 'attach' a filesystem and make it accessible by an existing directory structure tree.

Examples:

  1. Displays version information:
mount -V
  1. 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).