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Mount (Unix)

In computing, mount is a command in various operating systems. Before a user can access a file on a Unix-like machine, the file system on the device which contains the file needs to be mounted with the mount command. Frequently mount is used for SD card, USB storage, DVD and other removable storage devices. The command is also available in the EFI shell.

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Developer
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Operating system
Unix and Unix-like
Original authors
Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie
Release
November 3, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-11-03)
Type
Command

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Avg. degree1.93
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Mount (Unix)

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Developer · 1
Mount (Unix) → AT&T Bell Laboratories
Operating system · 1
Mount (Unix) → Unix and Unix-like
Original authors · 1
Mount (Unix) → Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie
Release · 1
Mount (Unix) → November 3, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-11-03)
Type · 1
Mount (Unix) → Command

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mount command system file user devices options root device mounting operating mounted unix-like filesystem gnome-mount also use umount pmount contains

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Mount (Unix)DeveloperAT&T Bell Laboratories1.00infobox
Mount (Unix)Operating systemUnix and Unix-like1.00infobox
Mount (Unix)Original authorsKen Thompson, Dennis Ritchie1.00infobox
Mount (Unix)ReleaseNovember 3, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-11-03)1.00infobox
Mount (Unix)TypeCommand1.00infobox
device labelsinstance ofwhich reads information0.80text
mount options from HALinstance ofwhich reads information0.80text
passes it to pmount.Thegnome-mountpackage contains programs for mountinginstance ofwhich reads information0.80text
unmountinginstance ofwhich reads information0.80text
ejecting storage devicesinstance ofwhich reads information0.80text
gnome-volume-managerinstance ofThe goal for gnome-mount is for GNOME software0.80text
GNOME-VFS to use this instead of invoking mount/umount/eject/pmount or direct HAL invoking methodsinstance ofThe goal for gnome-mount is for GNOME software0.80text

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