Hi,
I am new to unix and learning it. My question is when we mount a file system on a directory (say "mount /dev/cdrom /opt" ) why do all the original files under /opt get hidden? Is there any way to access those files without unmounting the filesystem?
Thanks.
you shouldnt mount it on opt
when you do that the /dev/cdrom replaces /opt
you should create a partit or directory called /mnt and mount everything into this
eg /dev/cdrom goes into /mnt/cdrom
/dev/floppy goes into /mnt/floppy
/dev/hdawhatever goes to /mnt/c: or d: etc
jv
Thanks but the question still remains. If I mount the filesystem, say on /mnt, why are the original files inside /mnt get hidden and can be accessed only after I have unmounted the file system.
Thanks again.
