CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) AIX Commands Reference CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- cdmount, cdumount PURPOSE Mounts and unmounts CD-ROM devices. SYNTAX +--------+ +---------+ cdmount --- localalias --| |-- drive --| |--| +- host -+ +- volid -+ cdmount --| cdumount --- localalias --| Note: This command is for the PS/2 only. DESCRIPTION cdmount and cdumount are CD-ROM commands. In the first form, the cdmount command informs a CD-ROM server that a particular physical drive will be used, verifies that a particular CD-ROM volume is present in the drive, and establishes a local alias for use in naming files on the drive. The cdmount command tells the server on the machine specified by the host argument that the physical device numbered drive should be considered in use. If no host is given, the request applies to the local machine. If the volid argument is present, the server is expected to verify that the indicated drive contains a volume (a CD-ROM) with that identification. Since the volume ID on a CD-ROM is restricted to uppercase, cdmount translates the supplied name into uppercase font. For example: cdmount myrom 2 USA_map_data establishes myrom as an alias for the CD-ROM in physical drive 2 of the local machine, and verifies it contains a volume labeled "USA_MAP_DATA". A subsequent request to access a file might use, for example, /myrom/co/mtns.dat to access the file CO/MTNS.DAT on that CD-ROM. The cdmount command with no arguments lists all aliases known on the local machine. The cdumount command removes the mapping established by a previous cdmount and informs the server that the volume is no longer needed. Note: cddaemon must be running before cdmount can be executed. Processed November 8, 1990 CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) 1 CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) AIX Commands Reference CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) FILES /local/cdmtab Local alias/mount table. RELATED INFORMATION See the following command: "cdlook." Processed November 8, 1990 CDMOUNT, CDUMOUNT(8,C) 2