usb mount

zeynep · 01-31-2008, 12:53 PM

Hello,
How can i mount my usb disk and save with the name of myfiles all files and directories from the beginning of /

Then how can i stop the usb?

Thanx..

Matir · 01-31-2008, 02:14 PM

If you manually mounted it with mount, use umount. Otherwise, you should have an icon on your Desktop you can use to unmount it.

onebuck · 01-31-2008, 02:18 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeynep

Hello,
How can i mount my usb disk and save with the name of myfiles all files and directories from the beginning of /

Then how can i stop the usb?

Thanx..

Really not a lot of information. What are you using? 'cli' or desktop. You should look at 'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way'.

If you want to mount the usb form the 'cli' then you will need a mount point. Create the mount point with the 'mkdir' command. Then you will need to 'mount' the device to that directory. You can use the 'cp' command to copy files to the device.

Once you are through copying then issue the 'sync' command.

edit: then you can use the 'umount' command to allow you to remove the flash.

You can 'man commands' to get a full understanding. You could look at the next four links;

sydney-troz · 01-31-2008, 02:28 PM

Code:

sudo mount -t auto /dev/usb-dev-name /path/to/mount-point
# compress files with gzip
# if u don't want compression, remove the z from the option string below
tar czvf /path/to/mount-point/myfiles --exclude=/path/to/mount-point / 
sudo umount /path/to/mount-point