Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

mount_msdos

Synopsis

mount_msdos [-l | -s | -9] [-W filename] [-L locale] [-u user_ ID] [-g group_ID] [-m mode] [-o mount_options] device mount_ point
                  

Mounts HFS and HFS+ filesystems into the directory hierarchy.

Options

-9

Ignores files with Win95 long filenames and special attributes. This option may result in filesystem inconsistencies, so it’s better to use -s.

-g

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

-l

Lists and generates long filenames and separate creation, modification, and access dates on files. This is the default if any long filenames exist in the volume’s root directory, and neither -s nor -9 have been specified.

-L

Sets the locale for character set conversions. Defaults to ISO 8859-1.

-m

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

-o

Takes -o options as listed in the mount manpage.

-s

Ignores and disables generation of long filenames and separate creation, modification, and access dates on files. This is the default if no long filenames exist in the volume’s root directory, and -l has not been specified.

-u

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

-W

Specifies a file containing character set conversion tables.

device

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

mount_point

The directory on which the filesystem will be mounted.