/mnt/cdrom or /mnt ?

[Andreas Siegert]

If you use /mnt/xyz then there should be a /mnt/mnt for quick mounts as well.
THis is the original use of /mnt as I understood it.
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Quoting Jochem Huhmann (joh at unidui.uni-duisburg.de):
> Hi, 
> 
> there seems to be some confusion right now if temporary mounts (of
> changable media like CD's) should use /mnt/something or /something.
> 
> Debian uses /cdrom, which is also hardcoded in apt-get. Solaris also
> uses /cdrom. Redhat uses /mnt/cdrom. I've always had the impression that
> /mnt is the right place for such mounts, since cluttering / with this
> (think of /cdrom, /cdrw, /floppy, /jazz, /zip, /dvd ...) is ugly at
> least.
> 
> Should the LSB take care of this? The FHS seems to be quite sloppy on 
> this item.

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