---
name: "mount.nfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nfs-utils"
version: "3.1.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mount.nfs"
---

# mount.nfs(8)

mount a Network File System

## NAME

mount.nfs, mount.nfs4 - mount a Network File System

## SYNOPSIS

**mount.nfs** *remotetarget dir* **\[-rvVwfnsh \] \[-o** *options***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**mount.nfs** is a part of  [**nfs**(5)](/nfs/5.md) utilities package, which provides NFS client functionality.

**mount.nfs** is meant to be used by the [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md) command for mounting NFS shares. This subcommand, however, can also be used as a standalone command with limited functionality.

*remotetarget* is a server share usually in the form of  **servername:/path/to/share.** *dir* is the directory on which the file system is to be mounted.

Under Linux 2.6.32 and later kernel versions, **mount.nfs** can mount all NFS file system versions.  Under earlier Linux kernel versions, **mount.nfs4** must be used for mounting NFSv4 file systems while **mount.nfs** must be used for NFSv3.

## OPTIONS

- **-r**

  Mount file system readonly.

- **-v**

  Be verbose.

- **-V**

  Print version.

- **-w**

  Mount file system read-write.

- **-f**

  Fake mount. Don't actually call the mount system call.

- **-n**

  Do not update  */etc/mtab.* By default, an entry is created in  */etc/mtab* for every mounted file system. Use this option to skip making an entry.

- **-s**

  Tolerate sloppy mount options rather than fail.

- **-h**

  Print help message.

- **nfsoptions**

  Refer to  [**nfs**(5)](/nfs/5.md) or [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md) manual pages.

## NOTE

For further information please refer  [**nfs**(5)](/nfs/5.md) and [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md) manual pages.

## FILES

- */etc/fstab*

  file system table

- */etc/mtab*

  table of mounted file systems

- */etc/nfsmount.conf*

  Configuration file for NFS mounts

## SEE ALSO

[**nfs**(5)](/nfs/5.md), [**nfsmount.conf**(5)](/nfsmount.conf/5.md), [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md),

## AUTHOR

Amit Gud \<agud@redhat.com\>