# mount

> Provides access to an entire filesystem in one directory.

- Show all mounted filesystems

`mount`

- Mount a device

`mount -t filesystem_type path_to_device_file directory_to_mount_to`

- Mount a CD-ROM device (with the filetype ISO9660) to /cdrom

`mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom`

- Mount all the filesystem defined in /etc/fstab

`mount -a`

- Mount a specific filesystem described in /etc/fstab (e.g. "/dev/sda1 /my_drive ext2 defaults 0 2")

`mount /my_drive`