MOUNT(VIII) 10/31/73 MOUNT(VIII) NAME mount - mount file system SYNOPSIS /etc/mount special file DESCRIPTION Mount announces to the system that a removable file system is present on the device corresponding to special file special (which must refer to a disk or possibly DECtape). The file must exist already; it becomes the name of the root of the newly mounted file system. SEE ALSO umount (VIII) BUGS Mounting file systems full of garbage can crash the system.