.TH MOUNT 1 .SH NAME mount \- mount a file system .SH SYNOPSIS \fBmount \fIspecial \fIfile\fR [\fB\-r\fR]\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" .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. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR df (1), .BR mkfs (1), .BR fsck (1), .BR umount (1), .BR mount (2), .BR fstab (5).
