mounting an iso wiht the command line

[mrchippy]

hello i am trying to mount an iso with the command line but when i type the command all i get is a bunch of info how do i get past this

[proxima_centauri]

What command are you using to mount the iso?
Should look something like

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sudo mount -o loop image_file.iso /path/to/mount/folder

We cannot help if you do not state what you type and what errors you receive.

[mrchippy]

it does not give me any errors it just says

sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/matthew/videos/district 9.iso /cd
[sudo] password for matthew:
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:
mount --make-shared dir
mount --make-slave dir
mount --make-private dir
mount --make-unbindable dir
One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree
containing the directory dir:
mount --make-rshared dir
mount --make-rslave dir
mount --make-rprivate dir
mount --make-runbindable dir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say man 8 mount .

[RedWagon]

sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/matthew/videos/district 9.iso /cd

you have a space before the 9 with no escape character. Since space is what's used to differentiate between arguments in a command if you have a space in a file name you have to tell the system you have a space with \. The correct command should look like this:

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sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/matthew/videos/district\ 9.iso /cd

You are also mounting this in your root directory when it'd probably be best to mount somewhere within your home directory. It'll still work this way though.

If you use tab completion to complete file names you won't run into problems like this. When typing a filename just type the first few letters then hit <tab> <tab> to automatically complete it.

[mrchippy]

ok now it says mount: special device /home/matthew/Videos/isos/District 9.iso does not exist
but it is there