whatis mount-point
Mount Point
Also known as: mount, mounting
An existing directory where a filesystem is attached to the tree, making its contents appear there. Done with mount.
What Is a Mount Point in Linux?
Mounting connects a filesystem (a partition, USB stick, ISO, or network share) to a directory. After mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/data, anything under /mnt/data lives on that disk.
Whatever was in the directory before is hidden while something is mounted over it. findmnt shows the current mount tree, and /etc/fstab defines what mounts automatically at boot.
Example
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/data
findmnt /mnt/dataLearn more about Mount Point
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Related tools
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