.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).