plan9 man page for import

IMPORT(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							 IMPORT(4)

NAME
       import - import a name space from a remote system

SYNOPSIS
       import [ option ...  ] system file [ mountpoint ]

DESCRIPTION
       Import  allows an arbitrary file on a remote system to be imported into the local name space.  Usually file is a directory, so the complete
       file tree under the directory is made available.

       A process is started on the remote machine, with authority of the user of  import,  to  perform	work  for  the	local  machine	using  the
       exportfs(4) service.  If mountpoint is omitted import uses the name of the remote file as the local mount point.

       If file is a directory, import allows options exactly as in mount and bind(1) to control the construction of union directories.

EXAMPLE
       To allow a Datakit-only machine to access an Ethernet using TCP:

	      import -a kremvax /net
	      con tcp!ucbvax

       or

	      import -a kremvax /net
	      echo 'add tcp' > /net/cs
	      con ucbvax

SOURCE
       /sys/src/cmd/import.c

SEE ALSO
       bind(1), cs in ndb(8)

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