Re: [PATCH 1/1] nfs-utils: Don't hard code source and destination args

[Steve Dickson <SteveD@redhat.com>]

On 06/28/2011 12:59 PM, Prem Karat wrote:
> On 06/28/11 12:02pm, Chuck Lever wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Prem Karat wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Currently souce and destination parameters should be passed as first and 
>>> second paramter while using mount.nfs. This patch allows them to be passed 
>>> anywhere while mounting.
>>>
>>> Current functionality is
>>> 	mount.nfs source destn -o <options>
>>> This patch will allow to do this
>>> 	mount.nfs -o <options> source destn
>>> 		or
>>> 	mount.nfs -o <options> source -o <options> destn
>>
>> Yep, that's clear, but why is this desirable?  mount.nfs should be invoked only by the mount command.  It's not meant to be run by humans.
> Bare with me if my understanding is incorrect, however the man page does say that
> it can be used as a standalone command with limited functionality.
> 
> Also it makes sense to use it if a newbie wants to know the nfs specific
> options. The mount.nfs command shows a pointer to the correct man page for
> nfs specific options.
I agree.... I always thought it as a bit annoying that the command
would only take arguments in an unnatural way...

steved.