Overview of Linux / mnt system directory under the / (root) directory
Like many of the important Linux system directories, / mnt directory is located directly below the / (root) directory.
now has a view of the contents of / mnt directory and find out what Linux OS is used.
Examples of Running the Linux ls command to view system folders and the / mnt directory
When you run the Linux command line prompt, you can use;. (Semicolon) between the command to run multiple commands at once
using three commands in one line below to: clear the screen, change the root directory, and list the contents of this directory. Do not use the "-l" option ls command. Do not enter a $ prompt.
$ clear, cd / ls
Notice mnt directory, which is below the / (root) directory in the full path / mnt.
View the contents of / mnt Directory Path
o change the directory, run the following command to view the content of / mnt directory.
$ ls-l / mnt
on your system, this directory may be empty, and my not be used and / media directory can be used as a substitute.
on older Linux systems (which are still in use) / mnt directory is used to contain the directories (subdirectories) that are used to "mount point." And directories under / mnt typically used for disk drives that use removable media such as floppy drives and CD-ROM drives.
For example, to provide a "mount point" (and give access to) a CD-ROM drive in the system, / mnt directory contains a subdirectory named CD-ROM.
In addition to the directories under / mnt, which are devices that use removable media, such as / mnt / cdrom this directory can also contain directories that are mount points for non-Linux partitions in the system.
For example, you can create a directory in / mnt called Drivecom and use it as a mount point for the first Windows partition (drive C:). What is on the disk in a dual-boot system
Linux mnt directory, and ls command concepts covered here apply to all Linux distributions and versions, including Red Hat, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Debian, SuSE, Fedora and Slackware Linux.
