mount

Show all mounted filesystems

$ mount

$ mount [path/to/device] [path/to/target_directory]

$ mount -o uid=[user_id],gid=[group_id] [device] [directory]

$ mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom

$ mount -a

$ mount --bind [old_directory] [new_directory]

$ mount -m [device] [directory]

mount [-t type] [-o options] [device] [directory]

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.

-t, --types type

Specify filesystem type (ext4, ntfs, iso9660, vfat, etc.)

Mount options (ro, rw, noexec, nosuid, uid, gid, etc.)

Mount all filesystems in /etc/fstab

Bind mount (mount directory to another location)

Create mount point directory if it doesn't exist

Mount read-only (equivalent to -o ro)

Mount read-write (default)

Verbose mode

Mount without writing to /etc/mtab

Mount partition by label

Mount partition by UUID

ro: read-only
rw: read-write
noexec: don't allow execution
nosuid: ignore setuid bits
noatime: don't update access times
uid/gid: set owner user/group

Most mount operations require root privileges. Use /etc/fstab for persistent mounts across reboots.

Part of util-linux package. The mount command has been part of Unix since early versions, dating back to 1971.

umount(8), fstab(5), findmnt(8), lsblk(8)