{"id":4337,"date":"2023-02-08T18:16:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T12:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T12:46:53","slug":"linux-mount-bind-or-remount-part-of-file-hierarchy-at-another-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/linux-mount-bind-or-remount-part-of-file-hierarchy-at-another-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux mount: Bind or Remount Part Of File Hierarchy At Another Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux, you can mount part of a file hierarchy at another directory by using the <code>mount<\/code> command with the <code>--bind<\/code> option. The <code>--bind<\/code> option allows you to make a part of the file system available at a different location, while still retaining the original file and directory structure.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of how to bind mount a directory <code>\/src<\/code> to <code>\/dst<\/code>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\">sudo mount --<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">bind<\/span> \/src \/dst<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To unmount the directory, use the <code>umount<\/code> command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\">sudo umount \/dst<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you need to modify the file hierarchy within <code>\/dst<\/code>, you can remount it with the <code>--bind<\/code> option and the <code>--remount<\/code> option:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\">sudo mount --<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">bind<\/span> \/src \/dst<br \/>\nsudo mount --<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">bind<\/span> --remount \/src \/dst<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <code>--remount<\/code> option allows you to change the mount options for an existing mount point. For example, you could add the <code>ro<\/code> option to remount the directory as read-only:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\">sudo mount --<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">bind<\/span> --remount,ro \/src \/dst<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note that these mount options are persistent across reboots, so if you need to keep the bind mount after a reboot, you will need to add the appropriate <code>mount<\/code> command to your <code>\/etc\/fstab<\/code> file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux, you can mount part of a file hierarchy at another directory by using the mount command with the &#8211;bind option. 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