---
name: "ewfmount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libewf"
version: "20140816-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ewfmount"
---

# ewfmount(1)

mount data stored in EWF files

## NAME

**ewfmount** – mount data stored in EWF files

## SYNOPSIS

**ewfmount** \[**-f** *format*\] \[**-X** *extended\_options*\] \[**-hvV**\] *ewf\_files*

## DESCRIPTION

**ewfmount** is a utility to mount data stored in EWF files.

**ewfmount** is part of the **libewf** package. **libewf** is a library to access the Expert Witness Compression Format (EWF).

*ewf\_files* the first or the entire set of EWF segment files *mount\_point* the directory to serve as mount point

The options are as follows:

- **-f** *format*

  specify the input format, options: raw (default), files (restricted to logical volume files)

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-V**

  print version

- **-X** *extended\_options*

  extended options to pass to sub system

## ENVIRONMENT

None

## FILES

None

## EXAMPLES

```
# ewfmount floppy.E01 floppy/
ewfmount 20110918
```

## DIAGNOSTICS

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libewf-legacy/issues

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2006-2014, Joachim Metz \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

[ewfacquire(1)](/ewfacquire/1.md), [ewfacquirestream(1)](/ewfacquirestream/1.md), [ewfexport(1)](/ewfexport/1.md), [ewfinfo(1)](/ewfinfo/1.md), [ewfrecover(1)](/ewfrecover/1.md), [ewfverify(1)](/ewfverify/1.md)