3.11 /media : Mount point for removable media #
3.11.1 Purpose #
This directory contains subdirectories which are used as mount points for removable media such as floppy disks, cdroms and zip disks.
Tip: Rationale
Historically there have been a number of other different places
used to mount removable media such as /cdrom,
/mnt or /mnt/cdrom. Placing
the mount points for all removable media directly in the root
directory would potentially result in a large number of extra
directories in /. Although the use of
subdirectories in /mnt as a mount point has
recently been common, it conflicts with a much older tradition of
using /mnt directly as a temporary mount point.
3.11.2 Specific Options #
The following directories, or symbolic links to directories,
must be in /media, if the corresponding subsystem
is installed:
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
floppy | Floppy drive (optional) |
cdrom | CD-ROM drive (optional) |
cdrecorder | CD writer (optional) |
zip | Zip drive (optional) |
On systems where more than one device exists for mounting a certain type of media, mount directories can be created by appending a digit to the name of those available above starting with '0', but the unqualified name must also exist. [15]
[15]
A compliant distribution with two CDROM drives might have
/media/cdrom0 and
/media/cdrom1 with
/media/cdrom a symlink to either of these.