[root@localhost bob]# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows ,force Usage: mount -V : print version mount -h : print this help mount : list mounted filesystems mount -l : idem, including volume labels So far the informational part. Next the mounting. The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'. Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted. mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab mount device : mount device at the known place mount directory : mount known device here mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device. One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere: mount --bind olddir newdir or move a subtree: mount --move olddir newdir One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir: mount --make-shared dir mount --make-slave dir mount --make-private dir mount --make-unbindable dir One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree containing the directory dir: mount --make-rshared dir mount --make-rslave dir mount --make-rprivate dir mount --make-runbindable dir A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom, or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid . Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd]. For many more details, say man 8 mount . [root@localhost bob]# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows ,force [root@localhost bob]# [root@localhost bob]# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows -force ntfs-3g 1.0 - Third Generation NTFS Driver Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Yura Pakhuchiy Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Szabolcs Szakacsits Usage: ntfs-3g device mount_point [-o options] Options: ro, force, locale, uid, gid, umask, fmask, dmask, show_sys_files, no_def_opts, streams_interface. Please see the details in the manual. Ntfs-3g news, support and information: http://www.ntfs-3g.org [root@localhost bob]#