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GVFS-MOUNT(1) User Commands GVFS-MOUNT(1)

NAME

gvfs-mount - Mounts the locations

SYNOPSIS

gvfs-mount [OPTION...] [LOCATION...]
gvfs-mount --unmount-scheme=SCHEME
gvfs-mount --list [OPTION...]
gvfs-mount --monitor [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

gvfs-mount provides commandline access to various aspects of GIOs mounting functionality.
Mounting refers to the traditional concept of arranging multiple file systems and devices in a single tree, rooted at /. Classical mounting happens in the kernel and is controlled by the mount utility. GIO expands this concept by introducing mount daemons that can make file systems available to GIO applications without kernel involvement.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:
-h, --help
Prints a short help text and exits.
--version
Shows the version number and exits.
-m, --mountable
Mount as a mountable.
-d, --device=DEVICE
Mount the volume with the given device file.
-u, --unmount
Unmount the locations.
-e, --eject
Eject the locations.
-s, --unmount-scheme=SCHEME
Unmount all mounts with the given scheme.
-l, --list
List all known mounts.
-o, --monitor
Monitor mount and unmount events.
-i, --detail
Show extra information for --list and --monitor.

EXIT STATUS

On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

SEE ALSO

ls(1), gvfs-info(1)
gvfs