On Friday 04 March 2016 03:39:03 jdd wrote: > Le 04/03/2016 08:38, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : > > If memory serves, long, long time ago, "mount" (the system call) > > refused to comply unless the directory was empty (kernel 2.6.mumble; > > so long ago. Expect bit flips and glitches in my wetware, yadda). > > if it existed, it's much older than that, never seen it since 1997...
Me either, and I go back to '97 myself in linux usage. > man mount: > > This tells the kernel to attach the filesystem found on device > (which is of type type) at the directory dir. The previous contents > (if any) and owner and mode of dir become invisible, and as long > as this filesystem remains mounted, the pathname dir refers to the > root of the filesystem on device." > > > jdd Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
