---
name: "uml_mount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uml-utilities"
version: "20070815.4-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uml_mount"
---

# uml\_mount(1)

allows to mount UMLFS file system using the fuse libraries

## NAME

uml\_mount — allows to mount UMLFS file system using the fuse libraries

## SYNOPSIS

**uml\_mount** \[mount-point\]  \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **uml\_mount** command.

This command uses the FUSE (File system in USErspace)   libraries and invokes the FUSE\_MOUNT function which expects a mount  point and some parameters as arguments.

This manual page was written for the **Debian GNU/Linux** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page. For a  practical example, please refer to the link below.

**uml\_mount** is used to mount UMLFS file  system.

## ARGUMENTS

- **mount-point**

  This is the mount point where to mount the UMLFS file system  with.

- **\[options\]**

  These are the other options accepted by the 'fuse\_mount'  function.

##

General options:

- **-h**

  The "-h" option prints the help.

- **-V**

  The "-V" option prints the version.

- **-o opt,\[opt...\]**

  The "-o" option allows to provide further mount (only,  not un-mount) option(s) to the command line.

##

FUSE options:

- **-d -o debug**

  The "-d" option enable the debug output. It implies  "-f".

- **-f**

  The "-f" option foregrounds the operation.

- **-s**

  The "-s" options disable multi-threaded operation.

- **-o allow\_other**

  The "-o allow\_other" option allows access to other users.

- **-o allow\_root**

  The "-o allow\_root" option allows access to root.

- **-o nonempty**

  The "-o nonempty" option allows mounts over non-empty  file/dir.

- **-o default\_permissions**

  The "-o default\_permissions" enables permission checking  by kernel.

- **-o fsname=NAME**

  The "-o fsname=NAME" option sets file system name.

- **-o large\_read**

  The "-o large\_read" option issues large read requests  (2.4 only).

- **-o max\_read=N**

  The "-o max\_read=N" option sets the maximum size of read  requests.

## SEE ALSO

The *HostFs (link to URL http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/new/hostfs.html)*  usage explanation within the  User-Mode-Linux Web Site

## AUTHOR

uml\_mount was written by Jeff Dike.

This manual page was written by Stefano Melchior (stefano.melchior@openlabs.it) for  the **Debian GNU/Linux** system, based on material in the Official User Mode  Linux Web Site.