NetBSD/sbin/mount_ext2fs/mount_ext2fs.8

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.Dd June 27, 1996
.Dt MOUNT_EXT2FS 8
.Os NetBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm mount_ext2fs
.Nd Mount an EXT2FS file system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm ""
.Op Fl o Ar options
.Ar special
.Ar node
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
command attaches an EXT2FS file system
.Ar special
device on to the file system tree at the point
.Ar node .
.Pp
This command is normally executed by
.Xr mount 8
at boot time.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl o
Options are specified with a
.Fl o
flag followed by a comma-separated string of options.
See the
.Xr mount 8
man page for possible options and their meanings.
.El
.Sh BUGS
Some EXT2FS-specific options, features or file flags are not supported.
.Pp
Because of EXT2FS limitations, an EXT2FS file system can't be used with
any UID or GID greater than 65535.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mount 2 ,
.Xr unmount 2 ,
.Xr options 4 , 
.Xr fstab 5 ,
.Xr mount 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Fx 2.2 .