Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

mount_hfs

Synopsis

mount_hfs [-w] [-o mount_options] device mount_point
mount_hfs [-e] [-x] [-u user_ID] [-g group_ID] [-m mode] [-o 
mount_options] device mount_point
                  

Mounts HFS and HFS+ filesystems into the directory hierarchy. The first form is applicable to HFS+ volumes, the second to HFS.

Options

-e

Sets the character set encoding. Defaults to Roman.

-g

Sets group ownership on files. Defaults to the mount point’s group owner.

-m

Sets the maximum permissions for files. The argument is an octal mode, as described in the chmod manpage.

-o

Takes -o options as listed in the mount manpage.

-u

Sets ownership on files. Defaults to the mount point’s owner.

-w

Mounts an HFS+ volume with its HFS wrapper, if one exists. An HFS wrapper is required for the volume to boot Mac OS 9.

-x

Disables execute permissions.

device

The disk device filename, e.g., /dev/disk0s5.

mount_point

The directory on which the filesystem will be mounted.