---
name: "showmount"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showmount"
---

# showmount(8)

show remote nfs mounts on host

## NAME

**showmount** – show remote nfs mounts on host

## SYNOPSIS

**showmount** \[**-a** \| **-d**\] \[**-E**\] \[**-e**\] \[**-1**\] \[**-3**\] \[*host*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **showmount** utility shows status information about the NFS server on *host*. By default it prints the names of all hosts that have NFS file systems mounted on the host. See RFC 1094, Appendix A, and Appendix I, for a detailed description of the protocol.

The following options are available:

- **-a**, **--all**

  List all mount points in the form:

  *host*:*dirpath*.

- **-d**, **--directories**

  List directory paths of mount points instead of hosts.

- **-E**, **--exports-script**

  Show the *host*'s exports list in a script-friendly format. Client addresses and the header are not shown, and special characters are escaped.

- **-e**, **--exports**

  Show the *host*'s exports list.

- **-1**

  Use mount protocol Version 1, compatible with legacy servers.

- **-3**

  Ignored for backwards compatibility.

## SEE ALSO

[mount(8)](/mount/8.md), [mount\_nfs(8)](/mount_nfs/8.md), [mountd(8)](/mountd/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **showmount** utility first appeared in 4.4BSD.

## BUGS

The mount daemon running on the server only has an idea of the actual mounts, since the NFS server is stateless. The **showmount** utility will only display the information as accurately as the mount daemon reports it.