System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

ProcedureHow to Access Information on Removable Media

  1. Insert the media.

    The media is mounted after a few seconds.

  2. List the contents of the media.


    % ls /media
    

    Use the appropriate device name to access information by using the command-line interface. See Table 3–1 for an explanation of device names.


Example 3–1 Accessing Information on Removable Media

This example shows how to access information on a diskette.


$ ls /floppy
myfile

This example shows how to access information on a USB memory stick.


$ ls /rmdisk
rmdisk0/		rmdisk1/

This example shows how to access information on a DVD.


$ ls /cdrom
cdrom0             sol_10_910_sparc