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.th MOUNT VIII  10/31/73
.sh NAME
mount \*- mount file system
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd /etc/mount
special file
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Mount
announces to the system that a removable file system
is present on the device corresponding to special
file
.it special
(which must refer to a disk or possibly DECtape).
The
.it file
must exist already; it
becomes the name of the root of the newly mounted
file system.
.sh "SEE ALSO"
umount (VIII)
.sh BUGS
Mounting file systems full of garbage can crash the system.
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b9386ae7 KT	1	.th MOUNT VIII 10/31/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	mount \*- mount file system
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd /etc/mount
	6	special file
	7	.sh DESCRIPTION
	8	.it Mount
	9	announces to the system that a removable file system
	10	is present on the device corresponding to special
	11	file
	12	.it special
	13	(which must refer to a disk or possibly DECtape).
	14	The
	15	.it file
	16	must exist already; it
	17	becomes the name of the root of the newly mounted
	18	file system.
	19	.sh "SEE ALSO"
	20	umount (VIII)
	21	.sh BUGS
	22	Mounting file systems full of garbage can crash the system.