mount.2: Clarify that 'source' and 'target' are pathnames, and can refer to files

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2016-05-19 13:13:54 +02:00
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@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ mount \- mount filesystem
.BR mount ()
attaches the filesystem specified by
.I source
(which is often a device name, but can also be a directory name
or a dummy) to the directory specified by
(which is often a pathname referring to a device,
but can also be the pathname of a directory or file,
or a dummy string) to the location (a directory or file)
specified by the pathname in
.IR target .
Appropriate privilege (Linux: the