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.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" " [\-rvVwfnh ] [\-t " version "] [\-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 "\-h"
Print help message.
.TP
.BI "version"
Specify NFS file system version. Either
.BR nfs4 
or 
.BR nfs.
If the command is 
.BR mount.nfs4 
or the 
.I vfstype 
option of 
.BR mount(8) 
command is nfs4, then version 4 is used, else version 3 or 2 is used.
.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 BUGS
Please notify current developers of NFS of any bugs in the current software or mail nfs@lists.sourceforge.net

.SH "AUTHOR"
Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com>