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6<refentry id="systemd-mount"
7 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
8
9 <refentryinfo>
10 <title>systemd-mount</title>
11 <productname>systemd</productname>
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12 </refentryinfo>
13
14 <refmeta>
15 <refentrytitle>systemd-mount</refentrytitle>
16 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
17 </refmeta>
18
19 <refnamediv>
20 <refname>systemd-mount</refname>
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21 <refname>systemd-umount</refname>
22 <refpurpose>Establish and destroy transient mount or auto-mount points</refpurpose>
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23 </refnamediv>
24
25 <refsynopsisdiv>
26 <cmdsynopsis>
27 <command>systemd-mount</command>
28 <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></arg>
29 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>WHAT</replaceable></arg>
30 <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>WHERE</replaceable></arg>
31 </cmdsynopsis>
32 <cmdsynopsis>
33 <command>systemd-mount</command>
34 <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></arg>
35 <arg choice="plain"><option>--list</option></arg>
36 </cmdsynopsis>
d20a328f 37 <cmdsynopsis>
9017f5d8 38 <command>systemd-mount</command>
d20a328f 39 <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></arg>
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40 <arg choice="plain"><option>--umount</option></arg>
41 <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>WHAT|WHERE</replaceable></arg>
d20a328f 42 </cmdsynopsis>
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43 </refsynopsisdiv>
44
45 <refsect1>
46 <title>Description</title>
47
48 <para><command>systemd-mount</command> may be used to create and start a transient <filename>.mount</filename> or
49 <filename>.automount</filename> unit of the file system <replaceable>WHAT</replaceable> on the mount point
50 <replaceable>WHERE</replaceable>.</para>
51
52 <para>In many ways, <command>systemd-mount</command> is similar to the lower-level
98e9d710 53 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> command, however instead
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54 of executing the mount operation directly and immediately, <command>systemd-mount</command> schedules it through
55 the service manager job queue, so that it may pull in further dependencies (such as parent mounts, or a file system
56 checker to execute a priori), and may make use of the auto-mounting logic.</para>
57
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58 <para>The command takes either one or two arguments. If only one argument is specified it should refer to
59 a block device or regular file containing a file system (e.g. <literal>/dev/sdb1</literal> or
60 <literal>/path/to/disk.img</literal>). The block device or image file is then probed for a file system
61 label and other metadata, and is mounted to a directory below <filename>/run/media/system/</filename>
62 whose name is generated from the file system label. In this mode the block device or image file must
63 exist at the time of invocation of the command, so that it may be probed. If the device is found to be a
64 removable block device (e.g. a USB stick) an automount point instead of a regular mount point is created
65 (i.e. the <option>--automount=</option> option is implied, see below).</para>
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66
67 <para>If two arguments are specified the first indicates the mount source (the <replaceable>WHAT</replaceable>) and
68 the second indicates the path to mount it on (the <replaceable>WHERE</replaceable>). In this mode no probing of the
69 source is attempted, and a backing device node doesn't have to exist yet. However, if this mode is combined with
70 <option>--discover</option>, device node probing for additional metadata is enabled, and – much like in the
71 single-argument case discussed above – the specified device has to exist at the time of invocation of the
72 command.</para>
73
74 <para>Use the <option>--list</option> command to show a terse table of all local, known block devices with file
75 systems that may be mounted with this command.</para>
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76
77 <para><command>systemd-umount</command> can be used to unmount a mount or automount point. It is the same
8cc7661d 78 as <command>systemd-mount</command> <option>--umount</option>.</para>
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79 </refsect1>
80
81 <refsect1>
82 <title>Options</title>
83
84 <para>The following options are understood:</para>
85
86 <variablelist>
87
88 <varlistentry>
89 <term><option>--no-block</option></term>
90
91 <listitem>
92 <para>Do not synchronously wait for the requested operation to finish. If this is not specified, the job will
93 be verified, enqueued and <command>systemd-mount</command> will wait until the mount or automount unit's
94 start-up is completed. By passing this argument, it is only verified and enqueued.</para>
95 </listitem>
96 </varlistentry>
97
98 <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager"/>
99 <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-ask-password"/>
100
101 <varlistentry>
102 <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
103 <term><option>-q</option></term>
104
105 <listitem><para>Suppresses additional informational output while running.</para></listitem>
106 </varlistentry>
107
108 <varlistentry>
109 <term><option>--discover</option></term>
110
111 <listitem><para>Enable probing of the mount source. This switch is implied if a single argument is specified on
112 the command line. If passed, additional metadata is read from the device to enhance the unit to create. For
113 example, a descriptive string for the transient units is generated from the file system label and device
114 model. Moreover if a removable block device (e.g. USB stick) is detected an automount unit instead of a regular
3f9a0a52 115 mount unit is created, with a short idle timeout, in order to ensure the file-system is placed in a clean
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116 state quickly after each access.</para></listitem>
117 </varlistentry>
118
119 <varlistentry>
120 <term><option>--type=</option></term>
121 <term><option>-t</option></term>
122
123 <listitem><para>Specifies the file system type to mount (e.g. <literal>vfat</literal>, <literal>ext4</literal>,
124 …). If omitted (or set to <literal>auto</literal>) the file system is determined automatically.</para></listitem>
125 </varlistentry>
126
127 <varlistentry>
128 <term><option>--options=</option></term>
129 <term><option>-o</option></term>
130
131 <listitem><para>Additional mount options for the mount point.</para></listitem>
132 </varlistentry>
133
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134 <varlistentry>
135 <term><option>--owner=<replaceable>USER</replaceable></option></term>
136
137 <listitem><para>Let the specified user <replaceable>USER</replaceable> own the mounted file system.
138 This is done by appending <option>uid=</option> and <option>gid=</option> options to the list
139 of mount options. Only certain file systems support this option.</para></listitem>
140 </varlistentry>
141
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142 <varlistentry>
143 <term><option>--fsck=</option></term>
144
145 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument, defaults to on. Controls whether to run a file system check
146 immediately before the mount operation. In the automount case (see <option>--automount=</option> below) the
147 check will be run the moment the first access to the device is made, which might slightly delay the
148 access.</para></listitem>
149 </varlistentry>
150
151 <varlistentry>
152 <term><option>--description=</option></term>
153
154 <listitem><para>Provide a description for the mount or automount unit. See <varname>Description=</varname> in
155 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
156 </para></listitem>
157 </varlistentry>
158
159 <varlistentry>
160 <term><option>--property=</option></term>
161 <term><option>-p</option></term>
162
163 <listitem><para>Sets a unit property for the mount unit that is created. This takes an assignment in the same
164 format as <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
165 <command>set-property</command> command.</para>
166 </listitem>
167 </varlistentry>
168
169 <varlistentry>
170 <term><option>--automount=</option></term>
171
172 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Controls whether to create an automount point or a regular mount
173 point. If true an automount point is created that is backed by the actual file system at the time of first
174 access. If false a plain mount point is created that is backed by the actual file system immediately. Automount
175 points have the benefit that the file system stays unmounted and hence in clean state until it is first
176 accessed. In automount mode the <option>--timeout-idle-sec=</option> switch (see below) may be used to ensure
177 the mount point is unmounted automatically after the last access and an idle period passed.</para>
178
179 <para>If this switch is not specified it defaults to false. If not specified and <option>--discover</option> is
180 used (or only a single argument passed, which implies <option>--discover</option>, see above), and the file
181 system block device is detected to be removable, it is set to true, in order to increase the chance that the
182 file system is in a fully clean state if the device is unplugged abruptly.</para></listitem>
183 </varlistentry>
184
185 <varlistentry>
186 <term><option>-A</option></term>
187
188 <listitem><para>Equivalent to <option>--automount=yes</option>.</para></listitem>
189 </varlistentry>
190
191 <varlistentry>
192 <term><option>--timeout-idle-sec=</option></term>
193
194 <listitem><para>Takes a time value that controls the idle timeout in automount mode. If set to
195 <literal>infinity</literal> (the default) no automatic unmounts are done. Otherwise the file system backing the
196 automount point is detached after the last access and the idle timeout passed. See
197 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on
198 the time syntax supported. This option has no effect if only a regular mount is established, and automounting
199 is not used.</para>
200
201 <para>Note that if <option>--discover</option> is used (or only a single argument passed, which implies
202 <option>--discover</option>, see above), and the file system block device is detected to be removable,
203 <option>--timeout-idle-sec=1s</option> is implied.</para></listitem>
204 </varlistentry>
205
206 <varlistentry>
207 <term><option>--automount-property=</option></term>
208
209 <listitem><para>Similar to <option>--property=</option>, but applies additional properties to the automount
210 unit created, instead of the mount unit.</para></listitem>
211 </varlistentry>
212
213 <varlistentry>
2fc1afca 214 <term><option>--bind-device</option></term>
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216 <listitem><para>This option only has an effect in automount mode,
217 and controls whether the automount unit shall be bound to the backing device's lifetime. If set, the
218 automount point will be removed automatically when the backing device vanishes. By default the automount point
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219 stays around, and subsequent accesses will block until backing device is replugged. This option has no effect
220 in case of non-device mounts, such as network or virtual file system mounts.</para>
221
222 <para>Note that if <option>--discover</option> is used (or only a single argument passed, which implies
223 <option>--discover</option>, see above), and the file system block device is detected to be removable, this
224 option is implied.</para></listitem>
225 </varlistentry>
226
227 <varlistentry>
228 <term><option>--list</option></term>
229
230 <listitem><para>Instead of establishing a mount or automount point, print a terse list of block devices
231 containing file systems that may be mounted with <literal>systemd-mount</literal>, along with useful metadata
232 such as labels, etc.</para></listitem>
233 </varlistentry>
234
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235 <varlistentry>
236 <term><option>-u</option></term>
cec2a20d 237 <term><option>--umount</option></term>
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238
239 <listitem><para>Stop the mount and automount units corresponding to the specified mount points
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240 <replaceable>WHERE</replaceable> or the devices <replaceable>WHAT</replaceable>.
241 <command>systemd-mount</command> with this option or <command>systemd-umount</command> can take multiple arguments
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242 which can be mount points, devices, <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> style node names, or backing files
243 corresponding to loop devices, like
244 <command>systemd-mount --umount /path/to/umount /dev/sda1 UUID=xxxxxx-xxxx LABEL=xxxxx /path/to/disk.img</command>.
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245 Note that when <option>-H</option> or <option>-M</option> is specified, only absolute paths to mount points are
246 supported.</para></listitem>
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247 </varlistentry>
248
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249 <varlistentry>
250 <term><option>-G</option></term>
251 <term><option>--collect</option></term>
252
253 <listitem><para>Unload the transient unit after it completed, even if it failed. Normally, without this option,
254 all mount units that mount and failed are kept in memory until the user explicitly resets their failure state with
255 <command>systemctl reset-failed</command> or an equivalent command. On the other hand, units that stopped
256 successfully are unloaded immediately. If this option is turned on the "garbage collection" of units is more
1b2ad5d9 257 aggressive, and unloads units regardless if they exited successfully or failed. This option is a shortcut for
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258 <command>--property=CollectMode=inactive-or-failed</command>, see the explanation for
259 <varname>CollectMode=</varname> in
260 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for further
261 information.</para></listitem>
262 </varlistentry>
263
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264 <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="user" />
265 <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="system" />
266 <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" />
267 <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" />
268
269 <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
270 <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
271 </variablelist>
272
273 </refsect1>
274
275 <refsect1>
276 <title>Exit status</title>
277
278 <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
279 code otherwise.</para>
280 </refsect1>
281
282 <refsect1>
283 <title>The udev Database</title>
284
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286 properties of block devices:</para>
287
288 <variablelist class='udev-directives'>
289 <varlistentry>
290 <term><varname>SYSTEMD_MOUNT_OPTIONS=</varname></term>
291
292 <listitem><para>The mount options to use, if <option>--options=</option> is not used.</para></listitem>
293 </varlistentry>
294
295 <varlistentry>
296 <term><varname>SYSTEMD_MOUNT_WHERE=</varname></term>
297
298 <listitem><para>The file system path to place the mount point at, instead of the automatically generated
299 one.</para></listitem>
300 </varlistentry>
301 </variablelist>
302 </refsect1>
303
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304 <refsect1>
305 <title>Example</title>
306
307 <para>Use a udev rule like the following to automatically mount all USB storage plugged in:</para>
308
309 <programlisting>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem", \
310 RUN{program}+="/usr/bin/systemd-mount --no-block --automount=yes --collect $devnode"</programlisting>
311 </refsect1>
312
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313 <refsect1>
314 <title>See Also</title>
315 <para>
316 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
98e9d710 317 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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318 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
319 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
320 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
321 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.automount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
322 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-run</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
323 </para>
324 </refsect1>
325
326</refentry>