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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.

-f, --force

Ignore outstanding file operations when unmounting or ejecting.

-a, --anonymous

Use an anonymous user when authenticating

-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