mount_cdfs(1M) mount_cdfs(1M)
NAME
mount_cdfs: mount, umount - mount and unmount CDFS file systems
SYNOPSIS
specific_options] {special|Imagefile|directory}
specific_options] {special|Imagefile} directory
{special|directory}
DESCRIPTION
The command mounts file systems. Only a superuser can mount file systems. Other users can use to list mounted file systems.
The command attaches special, a removable file system, to directory, a directory on the file tree. directory, which must already exist,
will become the name of the root of the newly mounted file system. special or Imagefile and directory must be given as absolute path
names. If either special or Imagefile or directory is omitted, attempts to determine the missing value from an entry in the file. can be
invoked on any removable file system, except
If the product is installed, then the command supports mounting a valid ISO Image file.
If is invoked without any arguments, it lists all of the mounted file systems from the file system mount table,
The command unmounts mounted file systems. Only a superuser can unmount file systems.
Options (mount)
recognizes the following options:
Attempt to mount all file systems described in
All optional fields in must be included and supported. If is specified, all CDFS file systems in are mounted. If is
specified in an entry's option list, this entry is skipped. File systems are not necessarily mounted in the order
listed in
Verbose mode.
Write a message to standard output indicating which file system is being mounted.
Specify the CDFS file system type (see
fstyp(1M)).
Limit actions to local file systems only.
Specify options specific to the CDFS file system type.
specific_options is a list of comma separated suboptions and/or keyword/attribute pairs intended for the CDFS specific
module of the command.
The following specific_options are valid on CDFS file systems.
Suppress the display of version numbers.
Show and match file names as lower case.
Use Rock Ridge extension to the ISO-9660
file system (default).
Do not use Rock Ridge extension to the
ISO-9660 file system.
Use all default options.
When given, this must be the only option specified.
Mount read-only (default).
Allow set-user-ID execution (default).
Do not allow set-user-ID execution.
Report the list of mounted file systems in the
format. If the product is installed, mounted ISO Image files are reported using a pseudo device. Please ignore these
lines as they are not usable in the file.
Prevent the display of error messages
resulting from an attempt to mount already mounted file systems.
Mount the specified file system as read-only.
This option is equivalent to the specific_option. For CDFS file systems this is a default option.
Report the regular output with file system type and flags;
however, directory and special fields are reversed.
Echo the completed command line, but performs no other action.
The command line is generated by incorporating the user-specified options and other information derived from This option
allows the user to verify the command line.
Options (umount)
recognizes the following options:
Attempt to unmount all file systems described in
All optional fields in must be included and supported. If is specified, all CDFS file systems in are unmounted. File
systems are not necessarily unmounted in the order listed in
Specify the CDFS file system type (see
fstyp(1M)).
Verbose mode.
Write a message to standard output indicating which file system is being unmounted.
Echo the completed command line, but performs no other action.
The command line is generated by incorporating the user-specified options and other information derived from This option
allows the user to verify the command line.
DIAGNOSTICS
complains if the special file is not mounted or if it is busy. The file system is busy if it contains an open file or some logged-in
user's working directory.
EXAMPLES
Mount a local CDFS disk:
Mount a valid ISO Image file:
Unmount a local CDFS disk:
WARNINGS
Some degree of validation is done on the file system, however, it is generally unwise to mount file systems that are defective, corrupt, or
of unknown origin.
AUTHOR
was developed by HP, AT&T, the University of California, Berkeley, and Sun Microsystems.
FILES
Static information about the file systems
Mounted file system table
SEE ALSO
fsclean(1M), mount(1M), quotaon(1M), mount(2), fstab(4), mnttab(4), fs_wrapper(5), quota(5), disk(7).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mount_cdfs(1M)