The above mount command will mount the vbfs file system onto the directory mountpoint. The -r mount option makes the file system read-only; note that shared folders may independently have been configured as read-only on the VMware host. The options field is a string consisting of comma-delimited key or key=value options. The vbfs server can mount only one shared folder at a time, and therefore, specifying a share name is required. The other options are optional. The following options are supported.
4 share=name This required option specifies the share name to mount. It is currently not possible to list the available share names from within MINIX3.
prefix=path This option sets a path prefix that will be prepended to all file system operations on the host system. The default is the empty path, exposing the entire share. Leading and trailing slashes are ignored.
uid=number This sets the user ID used for all the files and directories in the file system, allowing a non-root user to be the owner. The value must be specified as a decimal number. The default is root (the number 0).
gid=number Likewise, sets the group ID for all files and directories. The default is operator (the number 0).
fmask=number This option sets the file permission mask of regular files. It is specified as an octal number. For example, a value of 600 makes all files readable and writable by the owning user (see the "uid" option). The default is 755.
dmask=number Likewise, sets the file permission mask of directories. The default is also 755.
20 mount -t vbfs -o share=myshare none /usr/myshare # Mount the "myshare" shared folder on /usr/myshare
20 mount -t vbfs -o share=shared,prefix=foo/bar,uid=20,fmask=644 none /mnt # Mount the "foo/bar" subtree from the "shared" shared folder on /mnt