% hdid http://server.company.com/Images/stuff.dmg
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one. The man page has a lot of good info; search on Mounting Images to jump to the section on http-based images.]
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After reading the hdid man (via man hdid) page, I realized that we could mount .DMG images via HTTP under Terminal.app. And even cooler, the segmented images work too. Just reference the http-based DMG via this command:
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one. The man page has a lot of good info; search on Mounting Images to jump to the section on http-based images.]
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Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
from the manpage for hdid:
so the correct command is hdiutil attach URL. works fine for me.
Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
This works fine on Tiger apart from one thing....
Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
In earlier versions of Mac OS X (10.2?) you could simply
disk:// ?
Is that the URL protocol? disk:// ? I've never heard of that one..
Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
It was disabled last year for security reason :
Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
Here is a writeup I did last year on how to download disk images, mount them, and install software from the command line. Very useful when you admin a machine only via SSH.
Mount .DMG images remotely via the Terminal
Here is a writeup I did last year on how to download disk images, mount them, and install software from the command line. Very useful when you admin a machine only via SSH. |
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