| .\"@(#)mount.nfs.8" |
| .TH MOUNT.NFS 8 "5 Jun 2006" |
| .SH NAME |
| mount.nfs, mount.nfs4 \- mount a Network File System |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .BI "mount.nfs" " remotetarget dir" " [\-rvVwfnsh ] [\-o " options "] |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| .BR mount.nfs |
| is a part of |
| .BR nfs (5) |
| utilities package, which provides NFS client functionality. |
| |
| .BR mount.nfs |
| is meant to be used by the |
| .BR mount (8) |
| command for mounting NFS shares. This subcommand, however, can also be used as a standalone command with limited functionality. |
| |
| .BR mount.nfs4 |
| is used for mounting NFSv4 file system, while |
| .BR mount.nfs |
| is used to mount NFS file systems versions 3 or 2. |
| .I remotetarget |
| is a server share usually in the form of |
| .BR servername:/path/to/share. |
| .I dir |
| is the directory on which the file system is to be mounted. |
| |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-r" |
| Mount file system readonly. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-v" |
| Be verbose. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-V" |
| Print version. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-w" |
| Mount file system read-write. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-f" |
| Fake mount. Don't actually call the mount system call. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-n" |
| Do not update |
| .I /etc/mtab. |
| By default, an entry is created in |
| .I /etc/mtab |
| for every mounted file system. Use this option to skip making an entry. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-s" |
| Tolerate sloppy mount options rather than fail. |
| .TP |
| .BI "\-h" |
| Print help message. |
| .TP |
| .BI "nfsoptions" |
| Refer to |
| .BR nfs (5) |
| or |
| .BR mount (8) |
| manual pages. |
| |
| .SH NOTE |
| For further information please refer |
| .BR nfs (5) |
| and |
| .BR mount (8) |
| manual pages. |
| |
| .SH FILES |
| .TP 18n |
| .I /etc/fstab |
| file system table |
| .TP |
| .I /etc/mtab |
| table of mounted file systems |
| |
| .PD |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .BR nfs (5), |
| .BR mount (8), |
| |
| .SH "AUTHOR" |
| Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com> |
