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author | Akshat Kumar <seed@mail.nanosouffle.net> | 2012-09-24 10:35:01 -0400 |
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committer | Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com> | 2012-09-24 10:35:01 -0400 |
commit | ac3ba726f9b4978829e4ad186b00109262fa2b93 (patch) | |
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src/cmd: Add a repurposed import(4), called `9import', to the ports.
The code is adapted from Plan 9's import(4); this allows us to speak
that protocol. We don't currently support AAN (in the works) or
TLS/SSL.
Thanks to David for help with the man page, testing, and development.
R=0intro, rsc
CC=plan9port.codebot
http://codereview.appspot.com/6458100
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diff --git a/man/man4/9import.4 b/man/man4/9import.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5b177cf --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man4/9import.4 @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +.TH 9IMPORT 4 +.SH NAME +9import \- import a name space from a remote system +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B 9import +[ +.I options +] +.I system +.I file +[ +.I mountpoint +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.I 9import +tool allows an arbitrary +.I file +on a remote +.I system, +with the capability of running the Plan 9 +.IR exportfs (4) +service, +to be imported into the local name space. +Usually +.I file +is a directory, so the complete +file tree under the directory is made available. +.PP +A process is started on the +remote machine, with authority of the user of +.IR 9import , +to perform work for the local machine using the +.IR exportfs (4) +service. +The default port used is TCP 17007. +If +.I mountpoint +is omitted, then +.I 9import +uses the name of the remote +.I file +as the local mount point. +.PP +The options are: +.TF "-s namexxx" +.PD +.TP +.B -A +Skip the authentication protocol. +This is useful for connecting to foreign systems like Inferno. +.TP +.B -k \fIkeypattern +Use +.I keypattern +to select a key to authenticate to the remote side +(see +.IR auth (2)). +.TP +.B -p +Push the +.IR aan (8) +filter onto the connection to protect against +temporary network outages. +.TP +.B -s \fIname +Post the connection's mountable file descriptor as +.BI /srv/ name\fR. +.SH SOURCE +.B \*9/src/cmd/9import.c +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR srv (4), +.IR aan (8), +.IR listen1 (8), +.B cs +in +.IR ndb (7) +.SH BUGS +Encryption is not implemented. |