Command: mount - mount a file system Syntax: mount special file [-r] Flags: -r File system is mounted read-only Example: mount /dev/fd1 /user # Mount diskette 1 on /user The file system contained on the special file is mounted on file. In the example above, the root directory of the file system in drive 1 can be accessed as /user after the mount. When the file system is no longer needed, it must be unmounted before being removed from the drive.