45 lines
		
	
	
		
			872 B
		
	
	
	
		
			Groff
		
	
	
	
	
	
			
		
		
	
	
			45 lines
		
	
	
		
			872 B
		
	
	
	
		
			Groff
		
	
	
	
	
	
| .TH MOUNT 1
 | |
| .SH NAME
 | |
| mount \- mount a file system
 | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS
 | |
| \fBmount [\fB\-r\fR] \fIspecial \fIfile\fR
 | |
| .br
 | |
| \fBmount [\fB\-s\fR] \fIswapfile\fR
 | |
| .br
 | |
| .de FL
 | |
| .TP
 | |
| \\fB\\$1\\fR
 | |
| \\$2
 | |
| ..
 | |
| .de EX
 | |
| .TP 20
 | |
| \\fB\\$1\\fR
 | |
| # \\$2
 | |
| ..
 | |
| .SH OPTIONS
 | |
| .FL "\-r" "File system is mounted read-only"
 | |
| .FL "\-s" "Mount swap space"
 | |
| .SH EXAMPLES
 | |
| .EX "mount /dev/fd1 /user" "Mount diskette 1 on \fI/user\fP"
 | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION
 | |
| .PP
 | |
| The file system contained on the special file is mounted on \fIfile\fP.
 | |
| In the example above, the root directory of the file system in drive 1
 | |
| can be accessed as
 | |
| .B /user
 | |
| after the mount.
 | |
| When the file system is no longer needed, it must be unmounted before being
 | |
| removed from the drive.
 | |
| .PP
 | |
| With the
 | |
| .B \-s
 | |
| flag a device or file is mounted as swap space.
 | |
| .SH "SEE ALSO"
 | |
| .BR df (1),
 | |
| .BR mkfs (1),
 | |
| .BR fsck (1),
 | |
| .BR mkswap (8),
 | |
| .BR umount (1),
 | |
| .BR mount (2),
 | |
| .BR fstab (5).
 | 
