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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion src/commands/restore/using_mount.md
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# Restore using mount

**NOTE**: `rustic` currently only supports `mount` for linux; we are working on
support for other operation systemss.
support for other operation systems. Moreover, when compiling, the `mount`
feature must be chosen and `libfuse` must be installed during comilation and as
shared library when calling `rustic`. Your binary hence may not have a `mount`
command - depending on the preferences during the compilation process.
Alternatives for `rustic mount` are to use `rustic webdav` or
`rustic snapshots -i`.

Browsing your backup as a regular file system is also very easy. First, create a
mount point such as `/mnt/rustic` and then use the following command to serve
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