I've noticed that in a Linux guest, it's possible to mount specific shared folders using the 'mount' command, like:
mkdir /test
mount -t vmhgfs .host:/shared_folder /test
The contents of shared_folder shows up at the root of /test.
On OS X, using mount is still possible, but not to access a specific share:
mkdir /test
mount -t vmhgfs .host:/shared_folder /test
/test instead contains shared_folder (and any other shared folders that might be defined). They are mounted, but it seems like any path given to mount via ".host:/path" basically creates the equivalent of "/Volumes/VMware Shared Folders" at the given path.
Is there any option or capability that might make this possible without having to resort to symlinks?