How do I mount my FAT filesystem writable?

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FAT filesystems may be accessed from Red Hat Enterprise Linux by mounting them from the command line after booting or during the boot process by adding an entry to fstab. FAT filesystems are typically used by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The first step is to identify the device of the FAT filesystem that you wish to mount. Floppy disks are usually /dev/fd0<...>

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