NAME mount - mount a file system SYNOPSIS mount special file [-r] OPTIONS -r File system is mounted read-only EXAMPLES mount /dev/fd1 /user # Mount diskette 1 on /user DESCRIPTION The file system contained on the special file is mounted on file. In the example above, the root directory of the file system in drive 1 can be accessed as /user after the mount. When the file system is no longer needed, it must be unmounted before being removed from the drive. SEE ALSO df(1), mkfs(1), fsck(1), umount(1), mount(2), fstab(5).