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DevOps in Linux — /mnt
What is “/mnt” Directory
The /mnt directory in Linux or Unix-like operating systems is used as a mount point for temporarily mounted filesystems. A mount point is a location in the directory hierarchy where a filesystem from a device (like a hard drive, CD-ROM, USB drive, or network share) is attached, making it accessible to the system and its users.
In many modern Linux distributions, automatic mounting processes often use other directories, such as /media for removable media or /run for system and application-specific mounts. The /mnt directory, however, is traditionally available for manual, temporary mounts performed by system administrators.
“/mnt” Directory History
The /mnt directory has been part of Unix and Unix-like systems (including Linux) for a long time, and its purpose has remained fairly consistent: serving as a temporary mount point for filesystems.
The concept of mounting originates from the early days of Unix. The original Unix systems were designed to be small and simple. In these early systems, a single disk was split into a small number of partitions, each of which contained a portion of the filesystem hierarchy.
