.TH SRV 4 .SH NAME srv, 9fs \- start network file esrvice .SH SYNOPSIS .B srv .I address [ .I srvname ] .PP .B 9fs .I system .SH DESCRIPTION .I Srv dials the given address and initializes the connection to serve the 9P protocol. It then posts the resulting connection in the current name space (see .IR intro (4)) as .I srvname (default .IR address ). .PP The .I 9fs command executes the .I srv necessary to make available the files of .IR system . .PP .I 9fs recognizes some special names, such as .B sources to make the file server .I sources.cs.bell-labs.com available as service .IR sources . .I 9fs is an .IR rc (1) script; examine it to see what local conventions apply. .SH SOURCE .B \*9/src/cmd/srv.c .br .B \*9/bin/9fs .SH "SEE ALSO .IR dial (3), .IR intro (4), .IR netfiles (1)