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FSEXTMOUNT(1) General Commands Manual FSEXTMOUNT(1)

NAME

fsextmountmounts an Extended File System (ext) volume

SYNOPSIS

fsextmount [-o offset] [-X extended_options] [-hvV] source mount_point

DESCRIPTION

fsextmount is a utility to mount an Extended File System (ext) volume

fsextmount is part of the libfsext package. libfsext is a library to access the Extended File System (ext) format

source an Extended File System (ext) volume mount_point the directory to serve as mount point

The options are as follows:

shows this help
offset
specify the volume offset in bytes
verbose output to stderr, while fsextmount will remain running in the foreground
print version
extended_options
extended options to pass to sub system

ENVIRONMENT

None

FILES

None

EXAMPLES

# fsextmount /dev/sda1
fsextmount 20210729

DIAGNOSTICS

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

SEE ALSO

fsextinfo(1)

AUTHORS

Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>

BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libfsext/issues

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2010-2026, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

June 26, 2026 Linux 6.12.0-160000.37-default