mount(1M-ufs)                                                 mount(1M-ufs)

NAME
     mount (ufs) - mount ufs file systems

SYNOPSIS
     mount [-F ufs] [genericoptions] [-o specificoptions] {special |
     mountpoint}

     mount [-F ufs] [genericoptions] [-o specificoptions] special
     mountpoint

DESCRIPTION
     mount attaches a ufs file system to the file system hierarchy at the
     pathname location mountpoint, which must already exist. If
     mountpoint has any contents prior to the mount operation, these
     remain hidden until the file system is once again unmounted.

OPTIONS
     The -F ufs option specifies the ufs FSType.

     The genericoptions are options supported by the generic mount com-
     mand.

     The specific options are:

     -o   Specifies ufs file system specific options. If invalid options
          are specified, a warning message is printed and the invalid
          options are ignored. The following options are available:

          f         Fakes an /etc/mnttab entry, but does not actually mount
                    any file systems. Parameters are not verified.

          n         Mounts the file system without making an entry in
                    /etc/mnttab.

          rw|ro     Read/write or read-only. Default is rw.

          nosuid    By default the file system is mounted with setuid exe-
                    cution allowed. Specifying nosuid overrides the default
                    and causes the file system to be mounted with setuid
                    execution disallowed.

          remount   Used in conjunction with rw. A file system mounted
                    read-only can be remounted read-write. Fails if the
                    file system is not currently mounted or if the file
                    system is mounted rw.

          force     Used in conjunction with ro (or -r). A dirty file sys-
                    tem mounted read-only with this specific option. This
                    is a very dangerous operation and should be avoided by
                    using fsck to verify that the file system is con-
                    sistent. However it is very useful if used carefully.




Page 1                       Reliant UNIX 5.44                Printed 11/98

mount(1M-ufs)                                                 mount(1M-ufs)

NOTES
     If the directory on which a file system is to be mounted is a symbolic
     link, the file system is mounted on the directory to which the sym-
     bolic link refers, rather than on top of the symbolic link itself.

LOCALE
     The LCMESSAGES environment variable governs the language in which
     message texts are displayed.

     If LCMESSAGES is undefined or is defined as the null string, it
     defaults to the value of LANG. If LANG is likewise undefined or null,
     the system acts as if it were not internationalized.

     If any of the locale variables has an invalid value, the system acts
     as if none of the variables was set.

     The LCALL environment variable governs the entire locale. LCALL
     takes precedence over all the other environment variables which affect
     internationalization.

FILES
     /etc/mnttab
          table of mounted file systems

SEE ALSO
     fsck(1M), generic mount(1M), mkdir(2), mount(2), open(2), umount(2),
     mnttab(4).



























Page 2                       Reliant UNIX 5.44                Printed 11/98