Common Mount Options

async -> Allows the asynchronous input/output operations on the file system.
auto -> Allows the file system to be mounted automatically using the mount -a command.
defaults -> Provides an alias for async,auto,dev,exec,nouser,rw,suid.
exec -> Allows the execution of binary files on the particular file system.
loop -> Mounts an image as a loop device.
noauto -> Default behavior disallows the automatic mount of the file system using the mount -a command.
noexec -> Disallows the execution of binary files on the particular file system.
nouser -> Disallows an ordinary user (that is, other than root) to mount and unmount the file system.
remount -> Remounts the file system in case it is already mounted.
ro -> Mounts the file system for reading only.
rw -> Mounts the file system for both reading and writing.
user -> Allows an ordinary user (that is, other than root) to mount and unmount the file system.

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