mount command
Purpose
Makes a file system available for use.
Syntax
mount [ [ Node:Directory ] Directory ]
mount -cd DeviceDirectory
Description
The mount command instructs the operating system to make a file system available for use at a specified location (the mount point). The mount command mounts a file system expressed as a directory using the Node:Directory parameter on the directory specified by the Directory parameter. After the mount command has finished, the directory specified becomes the root directory of the newly mounted file system.
If you
enter the mount command without flags, the command displays the following
information for the mounted file systems:
- the node (if the mount is remote)
- the object mounted
- the mount point
- the virtual-file-system type
- the time mounted
- any mount options
The /mnt directory can be used as a local mount point, or you can create a directory using the mkdir command. Any directories created with the mkdir command must be a sub-directory of your home directory.
Flags
| Flag name | Description |
|---|---|
| -cd | Specifies the cd device name on which to mount. |
Exit Status
Examples
- To list the mounted file systems, type:
This command produces output similar to the following:mount
For each file system, the mount command lists the node name, the device name, the name under which it is mounted, the virtual-file-system type, the date and time it was mounted, and its options.node mounted mounted vfs date options over ---- ------- --------- --- ------------ ------- --------- /dev/hd0 / jfs Dec 17 08:04 rw, log =/dev/hd8 /dev/hd3 /tmp jfs Dec 17 08:04 rw, log =/dev/hd8 /dev/hd1 /home jfs Dec 17 08:06 rw, log =/dev/hd8 /dev/hd2 /usr jfs Dec 17 08:06 rw, log =/dev/hd8 sue /home/local/src /usr/code nfs Dec 17 08:06 ro, log =/dev/hd8 - To mount the remote directory on to a local directory, enter:
This command mounts the /test directory located on testsys3 onto the local /mnt directory.mount testsys3:/test /mnt
