mount(1M_MEMFS)               (MEMFS)                mount(1M_MEMFS)


       NAME
             mount (memfs) - mount memfs file systems

       SYNOPSIS
             mount [-F memfs] [generic_options] [-r] [-o specific_options] { special|mount_point }
             mount [-F memfs] [generic_options] [-r] [-o specific_options] special mount_point

       DESCRIPTION
             generic_options are options supported by the generic mount
             command.  mount attaches a memfs file system to the file
             system hierarchy at the pathname location mount_point, which
             must already exist.  If mount_point has any contents prior to
             the mount operation, these remain hidden until the file system
             is once again unmounted.

             The options are:

             -F memfs
                  Specifies the memfs-FSType.

             -o   Specify the memfs file system specific options in a
                  comma-separated list.  If invalid options are specified,
                  a warning message is printed and the invalid options are
                  ignored.  Multiple file system-specific options may be
                  listed in any order, but must be separated by commas.
                  The following options are available:

                  swapmax
                        Maximum amount of memory, in bytes, this mounted
                        file system is allowed to use. Default is the max
                        of an unsigned integer.

                  rootmode
                        Specifies the mode of the root directory of the
                        mounted file system. Default is 0775.

       NOTICES
             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 symbolic link refers, rather than on top of the
             symbolic link itself.

             mount_memfs will set the root mode's owner and group
             information to bin, effectively doing a chown and chgrp.




                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1

      mount(1M_MEMFS)               (MEMFS)                mount(1M_MEMFS)


      FILES
            /etc/mnttab         mount table

      REFERENCES
            mkdir(2), mnttab(4), generic mount(1M), mount(2), open(2),
            umount(2)










































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