---
name: "mount.zfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "zfsutils-linux"
version: "2.3.9-0+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mount.zfs"
---

# mount.zfs(8)

mount ZFS filesystem

## NAME

**mount.zfs** – mount ZFS filesystem

## SYNOPSIS

**mount.zfs** \[**-sfnvh**\] \[**-o** *options*\] *dataset* *mountpoint*

## DESCRIPTION

The **mount.zfs** helper is used by [mount(8)](/mount/8.md) to mount filesystem snapshots and **mountpoint=***legacy* ZFS filesystems, as well as by [zfs(8)](/zfs/8.md) when the **ZFS\_MOUNT\_HELPER** environment variable is not set. Users should should invoke either [mount(8)](/mount/8.md) or [zfs(8)](/zfs/8.md) in most cases.

*options* are handled according to the *Temporary* *Mount* *Point* *Properties* section in [zfsprops(7)](/zfsprops/7.md), except for those described below.

If */etc/mtab* is a regular file and **-n** was not specified, it will be updated via libmount.

## OPTIONS

- **-s**

  Ignore unknown (sloppy) mount options.

- **-f**

  Do everything except actually executing the system call.

- **-n**

  Never update */etc/mtab*.

- **-v**

  Print resolved mount options and parser state.

- **-h**

  Print the usage message.

- **-o** *zfsutil*

  This private flag indicates that [mount(8)](/mount/8.md) is being called by the [zfs(8)](/zfs/8.md) command.

## SEE ALSO

[fstab(5)](/fstab/5.md), [mount(8)](/mount/8.md), [zfs-mount(8)](/zfs-mount/8.md)