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slackbook:working_with_filesystems [2012/09/09 23:02 (UTC)] – [Chapter Navigation] corrected navigation link mfillpotslackbook:working_with_filesystems [2012/10/24 09:40 (UTC)] (current) – [Using mount] Fixed a paragraph which was erroneously copied from the previous chapter alienbob
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 ===== Using mount =====  ===== Using mount ===== 
  
-Unlike other filesystems which hold files and directoriesswap +Now that we've learned what (some of) the different filesystems 
-partitions hold virtual memoryThis is very useful as it prevents the +available in Linux areit's time we looked at how to use them. 
-system from crashing should all your RAM be consumed. Instead, the +In order to read or write data on a filesystem, that filesystem 
-kernel copies portions of the RAM into swap and frees them up for other +must first be mountedTo do this, we (naturally) use mount(8). 
-applications to use. Think of it as adding virtual memory to your +The first thing we must do is decide where we want the filesystem 
-computervery slow virtual memoryswap is typically a fail-safe and +located. Recall that there are no such things are drive letters 
-shouldn'be relied upon for continual use. Add more RAM to your system +denoting filesystems in Linux. Instead, all filesystems are mounted 
-if you find yourself using lots of swap+on directories. The base filesystem on which you install Slackware 
 +is always located at ''/'' and others are always located in 
 +subdirectories of ''/''. ''/mnt/hd'' is a common place to temporarily 
 +locate a partition, so we'll use that in our first example. 
 +In order to mount a filesystem's contents, we must tell mount what 
 +kind of filesystem we havewhere to mount it, and any special 
 +options to use. 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +darkstar:~# mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hd -o ro 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +Let's disect this. We have an ext3 filesystem located on the third 
 +partition of the first IDE device, and we've decided to mount its 
 +contents on the directory /mnt/hd. Additionally, we have mounted it 
 +read-only so no changes can be made to these contents. The [-t ext3] 
 +argument tells mount what type of filesystem we are using, in this 
 +case it is ext3. This lets the kernel know which driver to use. 
 +Often mount can determine this for itself, but it never hurts to 
 +explicitly declare it. Second, we tell mount where to locate the 
 +filesystem's contents. Here we've chosen ''/mnt/hd''. Finally, 
 +we must decide what options to use if any. These are declared with 
 +the [-o] argument. A short-list of the most common options follows
  
 **Table 11.2. Common mount options** **Table 11.2. Common mount options**
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-<code>+<file>
 # See exports(5) for a description. # See exports(5) for a description.
 # This file contains a list of all directories exported to other computers. # This file contains a list of all directories exported to other computers.
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 /home/backup 192.168.1.0/24(sync,rw,no_root_squash) /home/backup 192.168.1.0/24(sync,rw,no_root_squash)
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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- * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\+  * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\
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- * Originally written by Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson+  * Originally written by Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson
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