---
name: "copyfs-mount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "copyfs"
version: "1.0.1-5+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/copyfs-mount"
---

# copyfs-mount(1)

mounts a versioned file system

## NAME

copyfs-mount - mounts a versioned file system

## SYNOPSIS

**copyfs-mount *version-directory* *mount-point***

## DESCRIPTION

This script lets you mount a CopyFS file system. *version-directory* is the directory where the files and version information will be stored by CopyFS.

When using CopyFS for the first time, copyfs-mount will create the required files in the *version-directory* before running copyfs-daemon. *mount-point* is the directory where the copyfs file system will be mounted. This is where the users will have access to the files.

If you want to mount a CopyFS at '/mnt/fs', whose version directory is at /var/versions, you would use:

	**root@host# copyfs-mount /var/versions /mnt/fs**

To unmount it, simply do:

	**root@host# umount /mnt/fs**

As you would do for any other filesystem.

You can also allow an ordinary non-root users to mount and unmount CopyFS filesystems provided that the user is added to the 'fuse' group. Ordinary users will be able unmount the filesystem, using the *fusermount* command:

	**$ fusermount -u** *mount-point*

## AUTHORS

CopyFS was created by Thomas Joubert and Nicolas Vigier \<boklm@mars-attacks.org\>

## LINKS

\<http://n0x.org/copyfs/\> CopyFS web site.

\<http://fuse.sourceforge.net/\> FUSE - Filesystem in USErspace

## SEE ALSO

[copyfs(1)](/copyfs/1.md), [copyfs-fversion(1)](/copyfs-fversion/1.md), [copyfs-daemon(1)](/copyfs-daemon/1.md), [fusermount(1)](/fusermount/1.md)