mount
attaches a filesystem found on a device to the directory tree
TLDR
Show all mounted filesystems
$ mount
Mount a device to a directory$ mount [path/to/device] [path/to/target_directory]
Mount a device for a specific user$ mount -o uid=[user_id],gid=[group_id] [device] [directory]
Mount a CD-ROM as read-only$ mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom
Mount all filesystems defined in /etc/fstab$ mount -a
Bind mount a directory to another location$ mount --bind [old_directory] [new_directory]
Create directory if needed and mount$ mount -m [device] [directory]
SYNOPSIS
mount [-t type] [-o options] [device] [directory]
DESCRIPTION
mount attaches a filesystem found on a device to the directory tree. Without arguments, it displays currently mounted filesystems. The filesystem type can be auto-detected in most cases.
PARAMETERS
-t, --types type
Specify filesystem type (ext4, ntfs, iso9660, vfat, etc.)-o, --options options
Mount options (ro, rw, noexec, nosuid, uid, gid, etc.)-a, --all
Mount all filesystems in /etc/fstab-B, --bind
Bind mount (mount directory to another location)-m, --mkdir
Create mount point directory if it doesn't exist-r, --read-only
Mount read-only (equivalent to -o ro)-w, --rw
Mount read-write (default)-v, --verbose
Verbose mode-n
Mount without writing to /etc/mtab-L label
Mount partition by label-U uuid
Mount partition by UUID
COMMON OPTIONS
ro: read-onlyrw: read-writenoexec: don't allow executionnosuid: ignore setuid bitsnoatime: don't update access timesuid/gid: set owner user/group
INSTALL
sudo apt install mount
sudo apk add mount
nix profile install nixpkgs#mount
CAVEATS
Most mount operations require root privileges. Use /etc/fstab for persistent mounts across reboots.
HISTORY
Part of util-linux package. The mount command has been part of Unix since early versions, dating back to 1971.
