Usage: mount -V : print version mount -h : print this help mount : list mounted filesystems mount -l : idem, including volume labelsSo far the informational part. Next the mounting.The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted. mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab mount device : mount device at the known place mount directory : mount known device here mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount commandNote that one does not really mount a device, one mountsa filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere: mount --bind olddir newdiror move a subtree: mount --move olddir newdirOne can change the type of mount containing the directory dir: mount --make-shared dir mount --make-slave dir mount --make-private dir mount --make-unbindable dirOne can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtreecontaining the directory dir: mount --make-rshared dir mount --make-rslave dir mount --make-rprivate dir mount --make-runbindable dirA device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].For many more details, say man 8 mount .