---
name: "showmount"
section: "8"
platform: "macos"
package: "NFS"
version: "343.100.5"
release: "macOS 26.5"
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** \[**-Ae36**\] \[**-p** **-2\|3\|4**\] \[**-a** \| **-d**\] \[*host*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**showmount** 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.

- **-A**

  Search for NFS servers advertised via Bonjour.

- **-a**

  List all mount points in the form: *host*:*dirpath*

- **-d**

  List directory paths of mount points instead of hosts.

- **-e**

  Show the *host*'s exports list.

- **-3**

  Use mount protocol Version 3, compatible with NFS Version 3.

- **-6**

  Use only IPv6 addresses to contact servers.

- **-p**

  Ping NFS server on the *host* based on provided version (2,3 or 4) using the NULL procedure.

## SEE ALSO

mount(1), [mountd(8)](/mountd/8.md), [nfsd(8)](/nfsd/8.md), [mDNSResponder(8)](/mDNSResponder/8.md)

## BUGS

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

## HISTORY

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