From 1d5d6587500c79f925d8feb0a62d2630b02bf88f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:45:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] mount: add hint about -t and root perms to the man page Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- sys-utils/mount.8 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8 index ad122076a2..c6089a7ad2 100644 --- a/sys-utils/mount.8 +++ b/sys-utils/mount.8 @@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ This tells the kernel to attach the filesystem found on .IR type ) at the directory .IR dir . +The option \fB\-t \fItype\fR is optional. The +.B mount +command is usually able to detect a filesystem. The root permissions are necessary +to mount a filesystem by default. See section "Non-superuser mounts" below for more details. The previous contents (if any) and owner and mode of .I dir become invisible, and as long as this filesystem remains mounted, -- 2.47.2