Name

msdos.util

Synopsis

msdos.util -m device mount_point { fixed | removable }
{ readonly | writable } { suid | nosuid } { dev | nodev }

msdos.util -p device { fixed | removable } { readonly | writable }

msdos.util -u device

msdos.util -n device name

Description

Mounts FAT (MS-DOS) filesystems into the directory hierarchy.

Options/Usage

-m

Mounts the device.

-n

Resets the volume name of the device. This function doesn’t appear to work.

-p

Probes the device, and prints the volume name to standard output.

-u

Unmounts the device. This function doesn’t appear to work.

device

The disk device filename, e.g., disk0s5.

mount_point

The directory on which the filesystem is mounted.

Location

/System/Library/Filesystems/msdos.fs

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