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How do I make /var/www/site accessible at /home/linuxteck/website too?

- by John Britto - Leave a Comment - 1 min read
Quick Linux Tip #14:

Try: sudo mount --bind /var/www/site /home/linuxteck/website

Info: Bind mounts make the same content visible at multiple paths. No copying, no symlinks. Both paths refer to the same underlying files.

Examples:

  • $ sudo mount --bind /source /destination
  • $ sudo mount --bind -o ro /etc /backup/etc_ro  # Read-only bind
  • $ sudo umount /home/linuxteck/website

Note: Persist by adding to /etc/fstab: /var/www/site /home/linuxteck/website none bind 0 0. Used heavily in containers and chroots.




LinuxTeck.com 
linuxteck@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount --bind /var/www/site /home/linuxteck/website

linuxteck@ubuntu:~$ mount | grep website
/dev/sda1 on /home/linuxteck/website type ext4 (rw,relatime)

linuxteck@ubuntu:~$ ls /home/linuxteck/website
index.html  css/  js/  images/

linuxteck@ubuntu:~$

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