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   From: Chris Fasano    
   Subject: Re: Question about mount command and location of files   
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   Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:23:43 GMT   
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   On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:26:13 +0000, Blue wrote:   
   >    
   > Mounting does not shift the files (phyisically). It just allows them to be   
   > read.    
      
      
   Thank you.  This explanation is (somewhat) what's causing my   
   misunderstanding.  If files aren't physically moved by mounting, then if I   
   create a directory under hda1 (home/newdirectory) the /newdirectory is   
   physically located on hda.   
      
   So why would any files now created under /newdirectory be physically   
   located on hdb just because I mounted /dev/hdb1 to /home/newdirectory,   
   since as you say "mounting does not shift files physically?"   
      
   I'm not disputing the answer, just trying to understand how it works,    
   and it's driving me nuts.  I won't post again on this issue; thanks   
   again.   
      
   Is there a difference between these two tasks:   
      
   1. mkdir under /home   
   2. add files to /home/newdirectory   
   3. mount /dev/hdb to /home/newdirectory   
      
   and   
      
   1. mkdir under /home   
   2. mount /dev/hdb to /home/newdirectory   
   3. add files to /home/newdirectory   
      
   There must be a difference between these tasks.  I'll experiment tonight   
   after work.   
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