`mount` command

Attach file systems and disks to a directory.

Disks & storage
Package util-linux
5 options · 7 examples

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Syntax

mount [options] device directoryumount directory

Provided by the util-linux package. Run man mount for the full manual.

Common options

Option	What it does
`-t TYPE`	File system type, e.g. ext4, nfs
`-o OPTIONS`	Options, e.g. ro, noexec
`-a`	Mount everything in /etc/fstab
`-o remount,rw`	Remount read-write
`-o loop`	Mount a disk image file

Examples

Mount a partition
```
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/data
```
Mount read-only
```
sudo mount -o ro /dev/sdb1 /mnt
```
Mount an ISO file
```
sudo mount -o loop ubuntu.iso /mnt/iso
```

Mount an NFS share

sudo mount -t nfs 192.0.2.5:/exports/data /mnt/nfs

Test /etc/fstab entries
```
sudo mount -a
```
Unmount
```
sudo umount /mnt/data
```
Show mounted file systems
```
findmnt
```

mount guides

Mount and Unmount Linux Disks: A Practical How-To Guide Linux Commands · Updated Apr 2025
How to Mount Remote Windows Share on Linux Linux · Updated Apr 2025
How to Mount a Samba Share on Ubuntu and Debian Networking · Updated Apr 2025

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