what is the purpose of forking a mount? Maybe I misunderstand what they mean by 'fork'. On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Keith Smith wrote: > > Yeah, looks like it reads the fstab only. > > mount -a [-t type] [-O optlist] > > (usually given in a bootscript) causes all filesystems mentioned in > fstab (of the proper type and/or having or not having the proper options) > to be mounted as indicated, except for those whose line contains the noauto > keyword. Adding the -F option will make mount fork, so that the filesystems > are mounted simultaneously. > > ... > > > http://linux.die.net/man/8/mount > > > On 2015-12-11 07:49, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I just tried 'mount -a' and that didn't do it. >> >> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Michael Havens >> wrote: >> >> well.... I want to remount the drive w/o opening a terminal. I plug >>> anexternal drive in and it appears in a filemanager. I then click >>> the eject button and it umounts. I then realize I forgot to do >>> something and I don't know what to do except to unplug and plug it >>> back in or open the terminal and type 'mount -a' (thanks for >>> teaching me that). >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Keith Smith >>> wrote: >>> >>> Try this : >>> >>> >> http://www.shellhacks.com/en/HowTo-Remount-etc-fstab-Without-Reboot-in-Linux >> >>> [1] >>> >>> On 2015-12-10 19:32, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> I've been wondering about this for awhile now; when you plug a >>> device >>> in a file manager opens and the device auto mounts (or it auto >>> mounts >>> and then the device manager opens). You do what you need to and >>> then >>> click the eject symbol next to said device and it unmounts. How do >>> you >>> mount it again without unplugging it again or opening a terminal? >>> >>> -- >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] >>> >>> -- >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] >>> >> >> -- >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> -- >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] >> http://www.shellhacks.com/en/HowTo-Remount-etc-fstab-Without-Reboot-in-Linux >> [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Keith Smith > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: