How to mount your USB in Ubuntu

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    seeley-laptop ~ # lsusb
    ...
    Bus 002 Device 003: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Transcend JetFlash Flash Drive
    ...


terminal: "make directory" and show the drives (/dev/sdb is my flash drive)

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    seeley-laptop ~ # cd /media
    seeley-laptop media # mkdir usb
    seeley-laptop media # fdisk -l


WHERE "l" is a litle "L" like list
shows:

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    ...                                                                                                               
    Disk /dev/sda:
    ...
    Disk /dev/sdb: 4016 MB, 4016045056 bytes
    124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1020 cylinders
    ...


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    seeley-laptop media # mount /dev/sdb /media/jetflash
    seeley-laptop media # mount


you see: JETFLASH IS MOUNTED!

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    /dev/sda5 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
    ...
    /dev/sdb on /media/jetflash type iso9660 (rw)
    seeley-laptop media #