UML_MOUNT(1) General Commands Manual UML_MOUNT(1)
NAME
uml_mount -- allows to mount UMLFS file system using the fuse libraries
SYNOPSIS
uml_mount [mount-point] [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the uml_mount command.
This command uses the FUSE (File system in USErspace) libraries and in-
vokes the FUSE_MOUNT function which expects a mount point and some pa-
rameters as arguments.
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution be-
cause the original program does not have a manual page. For a practical
example, please refer to the link below.
uml_mount is used to mount UMLFS file system.
ARGUMENTS
mount-point
This is the mount point where to mount the UMLFS file system
with.
[options] These are the other options accepted by the 'fuse_mount'
function.
General options:
-h The "-h" option prints the help.
-V The "-V" option prints the version.
-o opt,[opt...]
The "-o" option allows to provide further mount (only, not
un-mount) option(s) to the command line.
FUSE options:
-d -o debug
The "-d" option enable the debug output. It implies "-f".
-f The "-f" option foregrounds the operation.
-s The "-s" options disable multi-threaded operation.
-o allow_other
The "-o allow_other" option allows access to other users.
-o allow_root
The "-o allow_root" option allows access to root.
-o nonempty
The "-o nonempty" option allows mounts over non-empty
file/dir.
-o default_permissions
The "-o default_permissions" enables permission checking by
kernel.
-o fsname=NAME
The "-o fsname=NAME" option sets file system name.
-o large_read
The "-o large_read" option issues large read requests (2.4
only).
-o max_read=N
The "-o max_read=N" option sets the maximum size of read re-
quests.
SEE ALSO
The HostFs (link to URL http://user-mode-linux.source-
forge.net/new/hostfs.html) usage explanation within the User-Mode-
Linux Web Site
AUTHOR
uml_mount was written by Jeff Dike.
This manual page was written by Stefano Melchior (stefano.mel-
chior@openlabs.it) for the Debian GNU/Linux system, based on material
in the Official User Mode Linux Web Site.
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