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Chapter 14. File Systems > Single Directory Hierarchy and Mount Points

14.7. Single Directory Hierarchy and Mount Points

On Linux, as on other UNIX systems, all files from all file systems reside under a single directory tree. At the base of this tree is the root directory, / (slash). Other file systems are mounted under the root directory and appear as subtrees within the overall hierarchy. The superuser uses a command of the following form to mount a file system:

$ mount device directory


  

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