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1.TH MOUNT 1
2.SH NAME
3mount \- mount a file system
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBmount [\fB\-r\fR] \fIspecial \fIfile\fR
6.br
7\fBmount [\fB\-s\fR] \fIswapfile\fR
8.br
9.de FL
10.TP
11\\fB\\$1\\fR
12\\$2
13..
14.de EX
15.TP 20
16\\fB\\$1\\fR
17# \\$2
18..
19.SH OPTIONS
20.FL "\-r" "File system is mounted read-only"
21.FL "\-s" "Mount swap space"
22.SH EXAMPLES
23.EX "mount /dev/fd1 /user" "Mount diskette 1 on \fI/user\fP"
24.SH DESCRIPTION
25.PP
26The file system contained on the special file is mounted on \fIfile\fP.
27In the example above, the root directory of the file system in drive 1
28can be accessed as
29.B /user
30after the mount.
31When the file system is no longer needed, it must be unmounted before being
32removed from the drive.
33.PP
34With the
35.B \-s
36flag a device or file is mounted as swap space.
37.SH "SEE ALSO"
38.BR df (1),
39.BR mkfs (1),
40.BR fsck (1),
41.BR mkswap (8),
42.BR umount (1),
43.BR mount (2),
44.BR fstab (5).
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