FreeBSD mount img files

FreeBSD_mount_img_files.md

Determine the file system by using the file-utility.

file image.img

Use mdconfig to link the IMG image to a virtual device.

mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /path/to/image.img -u 0

The image will now be connected to the virtual device /dev/md0.

Now mount the virtual device. This example mounts an ext2 image:

mount -t ext2fs /dev/md0 /mnt
You can now see the contents of the image in /mnt.

To unmount the image:

umount /mnt
mdconfig -d -u 0

ISO images can be mounted using this way as well, using the file system cd9660 or UDF and mounting it in /cdrom instead of /mnt.