* [PATCH] manpage: add some missing options to mount.cifs.8
@ 2011-07-11 18:57 Jeff Layton
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From: Jeff Layton @ 2011-07-11 18:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-cifs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA
Clarify servernetbiosname parameter name, add mention of ignorecase, and
add a section on noposixpaths.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
---
mount.cifs.8 | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mount.cifs.8 b/mount.cifs.8
index 0615c3a..7e0f117 100644
--- a/mount.cifs.8
+++ b/mount.cifs.8
@@ -140,11 +140,16 @@ port=\fIarg\fR
sets the port number on which the client will attempt to contact the CIFS server\&. If this value is specified, look for an existing connection with this port, and use that if one exists\&. If one doesn't exist, try to create a new connection on that port\&. If that connection fails, return an error\&. If this value isn't specified, look for an existing connection on port 445 or 139\&. If no such connection exists, try to connect on port 445 first and then port 139 if that fails\&. Return an error if both fail\&.
.RE
.PP
-servern=\fIarg\fR
+servernetbiosname=\fIarg\fR
.RS 4
Specify the server netbios name (RFC1001 name) to use when attempting to setup a session to the server\&. Although rarely needed for mounting to newer servers, this option is needed for mounting to some older servers (such as OS/2 or Windows 98 and Windows ME) since when connecting over port 139 they, unlike most newer servers, do not support a default server name\&. A server name can be up to 15 characters long and is usually uppercased\&.
.RE
.PP
+servern=\fIarg\fR
+.RS 4
+Synonym for \fIservernetbiosname\fR.
+.RE
+.PP
netbiosname=\fIarg\fR
.RS 4
When mounting to servers via port 139, specifies the RFC1001 source name to use to represent the client netbios machine name when doing the RFC1001 netbios session initialize\&.
@@ -272,6 +277,11 @@ nocase
Request case insensitive path name matching (case sensitive is the default if the server suports it)\&.
.RE
.PP
+ignorecase
+.RS 4
+Synonym for \fInocase\fR.
+.RE
+.PP
sec=
.RS 4
Security mode\&. Allowed values are:
@@ -436,6 +446,20 @@ positive integer that can hold values between 0 and a maximum value of
2^30 * HZ (frequency of timer interrupt) setting\&.
.RE
.PP
+noposixpaths
+.RS 4
+If unix extensions are enabled on a share, then the client will typically allow
+filenames to include any character besides '/' in a pathname component, and
+will use forward slashes as a pathname delimiter. This option prevents the
+client from attempting to negotiate the use of posix-style pathnames to the
+server.
+.RE
+.PP
+posixpaths
+.RS 4
+Inverse of \fInoposixpaths\fR.
+.RE
+.PP
\-\-verbose
.RS 4
Print additional debugging information for the mount\&. Note that this parameter must be specified before the \-o\&. For example:
--
1.7.6
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* Re: [PATCH] manpage: add some missing options to mount.cifs.8
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@ 2011-07-12 12:22 ` Jeff Layton
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From: Jeff Layton @ 2011-07-12 12:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jeff Layton; +Cc: linux-cifs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA
On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:57:16 -0400
Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Clarify servernetbiosname parameter name, add mention of ignorecase, and
> add a section on noposixpaths.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
> ---
> mount.cifs.8 | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mount.cifs.8 b/mount.cifs.8
> index 0615c3a..7e0f117 100644
> --- a/mount.cifs.8
> +++ b/mount.cifs.8
> @@ -140,11 +140,16 @@ port=\fIarg\fR
> sets the port number on which the client will attempt to contact the CIFS server\&. If this value is specified, look for an existing connection with this port, and use that if one exists\&. If one doesn't exist, try to create a new connection on that port\&. If that connection fails, return an error\&. If this value isn't specified, look for an existing connection on port 445 or 139\&. If no such connection exists, try to connect on port 445 first and then port 139 if that fails\&. Return an error if both fail\&.
> .RE
> .PP
> -servern=\fIarg\fR
> +servernetbiosname=\fIarg\fR
> .RS 4
> Specify the server netbios name (RFC1001 name) to use when attempting to setup a session to the server\&. Although rarely needed for mounting to newer servers, this option is needed for mounting to some older servers (such as OS/2 or Windows 98 and Windows ME) since when connecting over port 139 they, unlike most newer servers, do not support a default server name\&. A server name can be up to 15 characters long and is usually uppercased\&.
> .RE
> .PP
> +servern=\fIarg\fR
> +.RS 4
> +Synonym for \fIservernetbiosname\fR.
> +.RE
> +.PP
> netbiosname=\fIarg\fR
> .RS 4
> When mounting to servers via port 139, specifies the RFC1001 source name to use to represent the client netbios machine name when doing the RFC1001 netbios session initialize\&.
> @@ -272,6 +277,11 @@ nocase
> Request case insensitive path name matching (case sensitive is the default if the server suports it)\&.
> .RE
> .PP
> +ignorecase
> +.RS 4
> +Synonym for \fInocase\fR.
> +.RE
> +.PP
> sec=
> .RS 4
> Security mode\&. Allowed values are:
> @@ -436,6 +446,20 @@ positive integer that can hold values between 0 and a maximum value of
> 2^30 * HZ (frequency of timer interrupt) setting\&.
> .RE
> .PP
> +noposixpaths
> +.RS 4
> +If unix extensions are enabled on a share, then the client will typically allow
> +filenames to include any character besides '/' in a pathname component, and
> +will use forward slashes as a pathname delimiter. This option prevents the
> +client from attempting to negotiate the use of posix-style pathnames to the
> +server.
> +.RE
> +.PP
> +posixpaths
> +.RS 4
> +Inverse of \fInoposixpaths\fR.
> +.RE
> +.PP
> \-\-verbose
> .RS 4
> Print additional debugging information for the mount\&. Note that this parameter must be specified before the \-o\&. For example:
Committed...
--
Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
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