Linux › Section D · Disks and filesystems › Topic D.3
Mounting filesystems and /etc/fstab
A new filesystem is invisible until it is mounted onto a directory in the single Linux tree. Mounting by hand, choosing options and writing a reliable /etc/fstab line are everyday administration skills, and a careless fstab line can stop a machine from booting normally.
In this topic
- Attaching a filesystem to the tree
- mount, umount and findmnt
- Identify by UUID, not by name
- Mount options
- Caching, sync and safe removal
- The six fields of /etc/fstab
- Worked example: a permanent mount
- fstab and systemd
- Worked example: where did the space go?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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