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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:39, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
> Hi guys,
> Sorry for sending a blank mail.
> How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
> favourite themes?
>
> I have /dev/fd0 directory.

(This is a device not a directory.)

> Is this the command:
> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?

Yes

> Where is the /floppy directory present?
>

You need to make it (first):
# mkdir /floppy

>
> man mount_msdos does not give any examples.
>

Most of us find mtools a more convenient way of=20
managing floppies in FAT format.

Malcolm