See also: How to share data with an instance, Mount,
umount
The multipass mount command maps a local directory from the host to an instance, with the possibility to specify the mount type (classic or native) and define group or user ID mappings.
For example, here’s the syntax for mapping a local directory to your virtual machine using the classic mount:
multipass mount --type=classic /host/path <instance name>:/instance/path
Use the multipass umount command to undo the mapping.
See Mount to learn more on the difference between “classic” and “native” mounts.
See How to share data with an instance for examples of how you can use the multipass mount command to share data between your host and an instance.
The full multipass help mount output explains the available options:
Usage: multipass mount [options] <source> <target> [<target> ...]
Mount a local directory inside the instance. If the instance is
not currently running, the directory will be mounted
automatically on next boot.
Options:
-h, --help Displays help on commandline options
-v, --verbose Increase logging verbosity. Repeat the 'v'
in the short option for more detail. Maximum
verbosity is obtained with 4 (or more) v's,
i.e. -vvvv.
-g, --gid-map <host>:<instance> A mapping of group IDs for use in the mount.
File and folder ownership will be mapped from
<host> to <instance> inside the instance. Can
be used multiple times. Mappings can only be
specified as a one-to-one relationship.
-u, --uid-map <host>:<instance> A mapping of user IDs for use in the mount.
File and folder ownership will be mapped from
<host> to <instance> inside the instance. Can
be used multiple times. Mappings can only be
specified as a one-to-one relationship.
-t, --type <type> Specify the type of mount to use.
Classic mounts use technology built into
Multipass.
Native mounts use hypervisor and/or platform
specific mounts.
Valid types are: 'classic' (default) and
'native'
Arguments:
source Path of the local directory to mount
target Target mount points, in <name>[:<path>]
format, where <name> is an instance name,
and optional <path> is the mount point.
If omitted, the mount point will be under
/home/ubuntu/<source-dir>, where <source-dir>
is the name of the <source> directory.
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