---
name: "nfstest_fcmp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nfstest"
version: "3.2-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nfstest_fcmp"
---

# nfstest\_fcmp(1)

NFS file compare

## NAME

nfstest\_fcmp - NFS file compare

## SYNOPSIS

nfstest\_fcmp --server \<server\> \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

Create a file using one set of NFS mount options and then verify the data is correct by reading the file using another set of NFS mount options.

## OPTIONS

- \--version

  show program's version number and exit

- \-h, --help

  show this help message and exit

- \-f FILE, --file=FILE

  File where options are specified besides the system wide file /etc/nfstest, user wide file $HOME/.nfstest or in the current directory .nfstest file

### NFS specific options:

- \-s SERVER, --server=SERVER

  Server name or IP address

- \-e EXPORT, --export=EXPORT

  Exported file system to mount \[default: '/'\]

- \--nfsversion=NFSVERSION

  NFS version, e.g., 3, 4, 4.1, etc. \[default: 4.1\]

- \-m MTPOINT, --mtpoint=MTPOINT

  Mount point \[default: '/mnt/t'\]

- \-p PORT, --port=PORT

  NFS server port \[default: 2049\]

- \--proto=PROTO

  NFS protocol name \[default: 'tcp'\]

- \--sec=SEC

  Security flavor \[default: 'sys'\]

- \--nconnect=NCONNECT

  Multiple TCP connections option \[default: '1'\]

- \-o MTOPTS, --mtopts=MTOPTS

  Mount options \[default: 'hard'\]

- \--datadir=DATADIR

  Data directory where files are created, directory is created on the mount point \[default: ''\]

### Logging options:

- \-v VERBOSE, --verbose=VERBOSE

  Verbose level for debug messages \[default:  'opts\|info\|dbg1\|dbg2\|dbg3'\]

- \--tverbose=TVERBOSE

  Verbose level for test messages \[default: '1'\]

- \--createlog

  Create log file

- \--rexeclog

  Create rexec log files

- \--warnings

  Display warnings

- \--tag=TAG

  Informational tag, it is displayed as an INFO message \[default: ''\]

- \--notty

  Do not use terminal colors on output

- \--isatty

  Use terminal colors on output -- useful when running with nohup

### Packet trace options:

- \--createtraces

  Create a packet trace for each test

- \--tbsize=TBSIZE

  Capture buffer size for tcpdump \[default: 192k\]

- \--trcdelay=TRCDELAY

  Seconds to delay before stopping packet trace \[default: 2.0\]

- \--keeptraces

  Do not remove any trace files \[default: remove trace files if no errors\]

- \--rmtraces

  Remove trace files \[default: remove trace files if no errors\]

- \-i INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE

  Device interface \[default: automatically selected\]

### File options:

- \--nfiles=NFILES

  Number of files to create \[default: 0\]

- \--filesize=FILESIZE

  File size to use for test files \[default: 1m\]

- \--rsize=RSIZE

  Read size to use when reading files \[default: 64k\]

- \--wsize=WSIZE

  Write size to use when writing files \[default: 64k\]

- \--iodelay=IODELAY

  Seconds to delay I/O operations \[default: 0.1\]

- \--offset-delta=OFFSET\_DELTA

  Read/Write offset delta \[default: 4k\]

### Path options:

- \--sudo=SUDO

  Full path of binary for sudo \[default: '/usr/bin/sudo'\]

- \--kill=KILL

  Full path of binary for kill \[default: '/usr/bin/kill'\]

- \--nfsstat=NFSSTAT

  Full path of binary for nfsstat \[default: '/usr/sbin/nfsstat'\]

- \--tcpdump=TCPDUMP

  Full path of binary for tcpdump \[default: '/usr/sbin/tcpdump'\]

- \--iptables=IPTABLES

  Full path of binary for iptables \[default: '/usr/sbin/iptables'\]

- \--messages=MESSAGES

  Full path of log messages file \[default: '/var/log/messages'\]

- \--trcevents=TRCEVENTS

  Full path of tracing events directory \[default:  '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events'\]

- \--trcpipe=TRCPIPE

  Full path of trace pipe file \[default:  '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace\_pipe'\]

- \--tmpdir=TMPDIR

  Temporary directory \[default: '/tmp'\]

### Debug options:

- \--nocleanup

  Do not cleanup created files

- \--notimestamps

  Do not display timestamps in debug messages

- \--bugmsgs=BUGMSGS

  File containing test messages to mark as bugs if they failed

- \--nomount

  Do not mount server and run the tests on local disk space

- \--basename=BASENAME

  Base name for all files and logs \[default: automatically generated\]

- \--nfsdebug=NFSDEBUG

  Set NFS kernel debug flags and save log messages \[default: ''\]

- \--rpcdebug=RPCDEBUG

  Set RPC kernel debug flags and save log messages \[default: ''\]

- \--tracepoints=TRACEPOINTS

  List of trace points modules to enable \[default: ''\]

- \--nfsstats

  Get NFS stats \[default: 'False'\]

- \--pktdisp

  Display main packets related to the given test

- \--nfserrors

  Fail every NFS error found in the packet trace

- \--client-ipaddr=CLIENT\_IPADDR

  IP address of localhost

### Reporting options:

- \--xunit-report

  Generate xUnit compatible test report

- \--xunit-report-file=XUNIT\_REPORT\_FILE

  Path to xout report file

### Test options:

- \--runtest=RUNTEST

  Comma separated list of tests to run, if list starts with a '^' then all tests are run except the ones listed \[default: 'all'\]

- \--nfsopts=NFSOPTS

  NFS options used for comparing test file. NFS mount definition is a list of arguments separated by a ':' given in the following order if positional arguments are used (see examples): ::export:nfsversion:port:proto:sec

- \--cmpopts=CMPOPTS

  NFS mount options used for comparing test file other than the ones specified in --nfsopts \[default: 'hard'\]

## TESTS

### test01

```
Verify data read from file is correct
```

### test02

```
Verify data written to file is correct
```

### all

```
Run all tests: test01, test02
```

## EXAMPLES

Use positional arguments with nfsversion=3 for second mount:\
     nfstest\_fcmp -s 192.168.0.2 -e /exports --nfsopts :::3

Use named arguments instead:\
     nfstest\_fcmp -s 192.168.0.2 -e /exports --nfsopts nfsversion=3

## NOTES

The user id in the local host must have access to run commands as root using the 'sudo' command without the need for a password.

## SEE ALSO

**[nfstest.test\_util(3)](/nfstest.test_util/3.md),** **[nfstest\_alloc(1)](/nfstest_alloc/1.md),** **[nfstest\_cache(1)](/nfstest_cache/1.md),** **[nfstest\_delegation(1)](/nfstest_delegation/1.md),** **[nfstest\_dio(1)](/nfstest_dio/1.md),** **[nfstest\_file(1)](/nfstest_file/1.md),** **[nfstest\_interop(1)](/nfstest_interop/1.md),** **[nfstest\_io(1)](/nfstest_io/1.md),** **[nfstest\_lock(1)](/nfstest_lock/1.md),** **[nfstest\_pkt(1)](/nfstest_pkt/1.md),** **[nfstest\_pnfs(1)](/nfstest_pnfs/1.md),** **[nfstest\_posix(1)](/nfstest_posix/1.md),** **[nfstest\_rdma(1)](/nfstest_rdma/1.md),** **[nfstest\_sparse(1)](/nfstest_sparse/1.md),** **[nfstest\_ssc(1)](/nfstest_ssc/1.md),** **[nfstest\_xattr(1)](/nfstest_xattr/1.md),** **[nfstest\_xid(1)](/nfstest_xid/1.md)**

## BUGS

No known bugs.

## AUTHOR

Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)
