How do I mount a folder from another partition?
Is there a command to mount a folder from one partition to my main partition?
Example of what I'd like to do, which obviously doesn't work:
mount /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
If not by using a command, is there another way I can do this?
command-line bash mount directory partitions
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Is there a command to mount a folder from one partition to my main partition?
Example of what I'd like to do, which obviously doesn't work:
mount /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
If not by using a command, is there another way I can do this?
command-line bash mount directory partitions
edited Jul 3 '16 at 11:59
Marc.2377
165116
asked Oct 24 '12 at 16:41
user100541user100541
388144
add a comment |
Is there a command to mount a folder from one partition to my main partition?
Example of what I'd like to do, which obviously doesn't work:
mount /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
If not by using a command, is there another way I can do this?
command-line bash mount directory partitions
edited Jul 3 '16 at 11:59
Marc.2377
165116
asked Oct 24 '12 at 16:41
user100541user100541
388144
Is there a command to mount a folder from one partition to my main partition?
Example of what I'd like to do, which obviously doesn't work:
mount /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
If not by using a command, is there another way I can do this?
command-line bash mount directory partitions
command-line bash mount directory partitions
edited Jul 3 '16 at 11:59
Marc.2377
165116
asked Oct 24 '12 at 16:41
user100541user100541
388144
edited Jul 3 '16 at 11:59
Marc.2377
165116
asked Oct 24 '12 at 16:41
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Yes but before I go that far, couldn't you just symlink?
ln -s /media/tc1/folder ~/home
This link is just a file that is interpreted. It is automatically permanent (until you delete the file).
Failing that you can use mount as you described but the syntax is slightly different:
mount --bind /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
This is not permanent at all, and will be nuked by a restart. If you want it to persist, you'll need something in your /etc/fstab like this:
/media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home none bind
If you're trying a mount and it's not working, you should make sure that the block-level device is mounted. You can't directly mount a subdirectory of a partition without first mounting the partition.
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
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yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I usemount --bindto "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!
– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
mount --bindis useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.
– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.man fstabwill tell you the final two fieldsDefaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.
– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
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An alternative to mount:
bindfs -n /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
Requires sudo apt-install bindfs.
Like with mount, this will be a (non-permanent) actual mount point, i.e. for instance not tracked as only a reference but version-control systems. But like ln -s, it does not require superuser permissions like mount does.
Unmount with fusermount -u /home/dvad/home (or by restarting).
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
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Yes but before I go that far, couldn't you just symlink?
ln -s /media/tc1/folder ~/home
This link is just a file that is interpreted. It is automatically permanent (until you delete the file).
Failing that you can use mount as you described but the syntax is slightly different:
mount --bind /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
This is not permanent at all, and will be nuked by a restart. If you want it to persist, you'll need something in your /etc/fstab like this:
/media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home none bind
If you're trying a mount and it's not working, you should make sure that the block-level device is mounted. You can't directly mount a subdirectory of a partition without first mounting the partition.
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
1
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I usemount --bindto "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!
– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
mount --bindis useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.
– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.man fstabwill tell you the final two fieldsDefaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.
– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
|
show 5 more comments
Yes but before I go that far, couldn't you just symlink?
ln -s /media/tc1/folder ~/home
This link is just a file that is interpreted. It is automatically permanent (until you delete the file).
Failing that you can use mount as you described but the syntax is slightly different:
mount --bind /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
This is not permanent at all, and will be nuked by a restart. If you want it to persist, you'll need something in your /etc/fstab like this:
/media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home none bind
If you're trying a mount and it's not working, you should make sure that the block-level device is mounted. You can't directly mount a subdirectory of a partition without first mounting the partition.
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
1
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I usemount --bindto "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!
– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
mount --bindis useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.
– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.man fstabwill tell you the final two fieldsDefaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.
– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
|
show 5 more comments
Yes but before I go that far, couldn't you just symlink?
ln -s /media/tc1/folder ~/home
This link is just a file that is interpreted. It is automatically permanent (until you delete the file).
Failing that you can use mount as you described but the syntax is slightly different:
mount --bind /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
This is not permanent at all, and will be nuked by a restart. If you want it to persist, you'll need something in your /etc/fstab like this:
/media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home none bind
If you're trying a mount and it's not working, you should make sure that the block-level device is mounted. You can't directly mount a subdirectory of a partition without first mounting the partition.
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
Yes but before I go that far, couldn't you just symlink?
ln -s /media/tc1/folder ~/home
This link is just a file that is interpreted. It is automatically permanent (until you delete the file).
Failing that you can use mount as you described but the syntax is slightly different:
mount --bind /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
This is not permanent at all, and will be nuked by a restart. If you want it to persist, you'll need something in your /etc/fstab like this:
/media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home none bind
If you're trying a mount and it's not working, you should make sure that the block-level device is mounted. You can't directly mount a subdirectory of a partition without first mounting the partition.
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
edited Nov 27 '14 at 14:31
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
answered Oct 24 '12 at 17:03
Oli♦Oli
220k85558762
220k85558762
1
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I usemount --bindto "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!
– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
mount --bindis useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.
– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.man fstabwill tell you the final two fieldsDefaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.
– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
|
show 5 more comments
1
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I usemount --bindto "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!
– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
mount --bindis useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.
– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.man fstabwill tell you the final two fieldsDefaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.
– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
1
1
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
yup symlink worked, thanks for the help!
– user100541
Oct 24 '12 at 18:16
Thanks for the fstab trick. I use
mount --bind to "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
Thanks for the fstab trick. I use
mount --bind to "link" folders into a users home folder that I expose to my friends (symlink doesn't play well with chroot) and now I don't have to re-do it or run a script that does it after each reboot. Not sure why I didn't think of using fstab before as I use it for all my media drives. Thanks again!– JoshStrange
Oct 31 '14 at 15:31
2
2
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
mount --bind source destination
– Michel Samia
Nov 27 '14 at 14:03
4
4
mount --bind is useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
mount --bind is useful in chroot'ed environment - since symlinks doesn't work there.– abyss.7
Nov 20 '15 at 10:46
1
1
@GabrielStaples Nope.
man fstab will tell you the final two fields Defaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
@GabrielStaples Nope.
man fstab will tell you the final two fields Defaults to zero (don't {dump,fsck}) if not present.– Oli♦
Apr 7 '17 at 8:59
|
show 5 more comments
An alternative to mount:
bindfs -n /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
Requires sudo apt-install bindfs.
Like with mount, this will be a (non-permanent) actual mount point, i.e. for instance not tracked as only a reference but version-control systems. But like ln -s, it does not require superuser permissions like mount does.
Unmount with fusermount -u /home/dvad/home (or by restarting).
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
add a comment |
An alternative to mount:
bindfs -n /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
Requires sudo apt-install bindfs.
Like with mount, this will be a (non-permanent) actual mount point, i.e. for instance not tracked as only a reference but version-control systems. But like ln -s, it does not require superuser permissions like mount does.
Unmount with fusermount -u /home/dvad/home (or by restarting).
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
add a comment |
An alternative to mount:
bindfs -n /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
Requires sudo apt-install bindfs.
Like with mount, this will be a (non-permanent) actual mount point, i.e. for instance not tracked as only a reference but version-control systems. But like ln -s, it does not require superuser permissions like mount does.
Unmount with fusermount -u /home/dvad/home (or by restarting).
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
An alternative to mount:
bindfs -n /media/tc1/folder /home/dvad/home
Requires sudo apt-install bindfs.
Like with mount, this will be a (non-permanent) actual mount point, i.e. for instance not tracked as only a reference but version-control systems. But like ln -s, it does not require superuser permissions like mount does.
Unmount with fusermount -u /home/dvad/home (or by restarting).
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
549213
answered Dec 5 '18 at 13:09
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549213
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