NAME
gvfs-mount – Mounts the locationsSYNOPSIS
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gvfs-mount [OPTION…] [LOCATION…]
- gvfs-mount –unmount-scheme=SCHEME
- gvfs-mount –list [OPTION…]
- gvfs-mount –monitor [OPTION…]
- gvfs-mount –unmount-scheme=SCHEME
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-mount
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.
-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.
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