mount(1M_SFS)                  (SFS)                   mount(1M_SFS)


       NAME
             mount (sfs) - mount sfs file systems

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

       DESCRIPTION
             mount attaches a sfs 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 sfs
                  Specifies the sfs-FSType.

             -r   Mount the file system read-only.

             -o   Specify sfs file system specific options.  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:

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

                 n     Mount 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
                        execution allowed.  Specifying nosuid overrides the
                        default and causes the file system to be mounted
                        with setuid execution disallowed.
                        Note that mounting an unprotected medium (such as a
                        floppy disk) introduces possible security risks.
                        While the use of nosuid protects against some
                        risks, it is not completely effective.  The best
                        defense against such security risks is to avoid


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                       mounting unprotected media.

                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.

                soft  Specifies that writes need not be written out to
                       disk until the filesystem is about to be unmounted.
                       This volatility can improve system throughput as
                       much as eight percent when the temporary
                       directories (for example, /tmp and /var/tmp) are
                       mounted this way.

      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.

      FILES
            /etc/mnttab         table of mounted file systems

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





















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