Operation Manual

The Linux Command Line
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Notes:
You must also make sure that you use the necessary switches, parameters and
directories. For instance, from the previous exercise:
mount -F smbfs //workgroup;fred:foo@192.168.1.99/homes /mnt/net
This, as we learned earlier, tells the system to mount the shared drive called
“homes” on the Windows server at 192.168.1.99 , in the directory tree at the point
“/mnt/net”, using the Server Message Block Filing System (the -F switch).
To find out more about the “mount” command, see its Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%28Unix%29
Further learning
The commands presented here are just a small selection of all the commands
available on your system. You can find a comprehensive list of Linux commands
on the O’Reilly website:
http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd