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mount(2sv)							    mount(2sv)

NAME
       mount,  umount  -  Mounts  or unmounts a file system using the System V
       function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/mount.h>

       int mount(
	       char *spec,
	       char *dir,
	       int mflag,
	       int fstyp,
	       char *dataptr,
	       int datalen ); int umount (const
	       char *mnt-path);

PARAMETERS
       Points to a path name that is a removable file system contained on  the
       block  special  file.   Points  to a path name that is the directory on
       which spec is mounted.  Specifies whether additional file  system  data
       is  included.   The  valid  flag is MS_DATA.  Specifies the file system
       type number.  Points to the address of a block of file system  specific
       data.   Specifies  the length of the file system specific data.	Points
       to a null-terminated string containing the appropriate pathname.

DESCRIPTION
       The mount() function mounts a removable file system  contained  on  the
       block special file identified by spec.  The dir argument identifies the
       mount point.

       When the MS_DATA flag bit  of  mflag  is	 off,  the  file  system  type
       defaults	 to  the root file system type. Only when the MS_DATA flag bit
       is on, should you use the fstyp argument to indicate  the  file	system
       type.  Also,  the dataptr and datalen arguments, which describe a block
       of file system specific data, must be present when the MS_DATA flag  is
       set.  The  file system specific code within the operating system inter‐
       prets the data. The data's format depends on the file system type. If a
       file system type does not require this data, dataptr and datalen should
       both be zero.

       Use the low-order bit of mflag  to  control  write  permission  on  the
       mounted	file  system. If the low-order bit is 1, writing is forbidden;
       otherwise, writing is permitted according to individual	file  accessi‐
       bility.

       After  a	 successful  mount(),  references to the dir file refer to the
       mounted file system's root directory.

       The umount() function unmounts a file system mounted at	the  directory
       pointed to the mnt-path parameter.  The associated directory reverts to
       its ordinary interpretation.

       Except for file-on-file	mounting,  to  call  either  the  mount()  and
       umount() function, the calling process must have superuser privilege.

NOTES
       Two  mount() functions are supported by Tru64 UNIX: the BSD mount() and
       the System V mount().  The BSD function is the default mount()  and  it
       is documented in mount(2). To use the System V version of mount(), doc‐
       umented here you must link with the libsys5  library  before  you  link
       with the libc library or be in the System V habitat.

RESTRICTIONS
       The  mount  command  supports  mount  point argument pathnames of up to
       MNAMELEN, which includes the null terminating character.	 MNAMELEN  can
       be up to 90 characters long, including the null terminating character.

RETURN VALUES
       The  mount()  function  returns	0 when the file system is successfully
       mounted. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is	set  to	 indicate  the
       error.

ERRORS
       If the mount() function fails, errno may be set to one of the following
       values: The effective user ID is not  super-user.   Any	of  the	 named
       files does not exist.  A component of a path prefix is not a directory.
       The file system identified by spec is remote  and  cannot  be  mounted.
       The  path  argument  points  to	a  remote machine and the link to that
       machine is no longer active.  Components of  path  require  hopping  to
       multiple	 remote	 machines.   The  spec argument is not a block special
       device.	The device associated with spec does not exist.	 The dir argu‐
       ment  is	 not a directory.  The spec or dir argument points outside the
       allocated address space of the process.	The dir argument is  a	user's
       current	working	 directory,  is	 mounted  on  a user's current working
       directory, or is otherwise busy.	 The device associated	with  spec  is
       currently mounted.  There are no more mount table entries.  The spec is
       write protected and mflag requests write permission.  The  file	system
       state in the super-block is not FsOKAY and mflag requests write permis‐
       sion.  The super block has an invalid magic  number  or	the  fstyp  is
       invalid or mflag is not valid.

       If  the umount() function fails, errno may be set to one of the follow‐
       ing values: The caller does not have appropriate privilege.   A	compo‐
       nent of the path is not a directory.  The pathname contains a character
       with the high-order bit	set.   A  component  of	 a  pathname  exceeded
       NAME_MAX	 characters,  or  an entire pathname exceeded PATH_MAX charac‐
       ters.  Too many symbolic links  were  encountered  in  translating  the
       pathname.   The	requested  directory  is  not  in  the mount table.  A
       process is holding a reference to a file located on  the	 file  system.
       An  I/O	error  occurred	 while writing cached file system information.
       The mnt-path parameter points outside the  process'  allocated  address
       space.	The  device  identified	 by  the mnt-path does not exist.  The
       named file does not exist.

FILES
SEE ALSO
       Command: mount(8)

       Function: statfs(2)

								    mount(2sv)
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