Move NFS mount code from util-linux to nfs-utils - part 1

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+.\"@(#)mount.nfs.8"
+.TH MOUNT.NFS 8 "5 Jun 2006"
+.SH NAME
+mount.nfs, mount.nfs4 \- mount a Network File System
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BI "mount.nfs" " remotetarget dir" " [\-rvVwfnh ] [\-t " version "] [\-o " options "]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.BR mount.nfs
+is a part of 
+.BR nfs (5)
+utilities package, which provides NFS client functionality.
+
+.BR mount.nfs 
+is meant to be used by the
+.BR mount (8)
+command for mounting NFS shares. This subcommand, however, can also be used as a standalone command with limited functionality.
+
+.BR mount.nfs4 
+is used for mounting NFSv4 file system, while 
+.BR mount.nfs 
+is used to mount NFS file systems versions 3 or 2.
+.I remotetarget 
+is a server share usually in the form of 
+.BR servername:/path/to/share.
+.I dir 
+is the directory on which the file system is to be mounted.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BI "\-r"
+Mount file system readonly.
+.TP
+.BI "\-v"
+Be verbose.
+.TP
+.BI "\-V"
+Print version.
+.TP
+.BI "\-w"
+Mount file system read-write.
+.TP
+.BI "\-f"
+Fake mount. Don't actually call the mount system call.
+.TP
+.BI "\-n"
+Do not update 
+.I /etc/mtab. 
+By default, an entry is created in 
+.I /etc/mtab 
+for every mounted file system. Use this option to skip making an entry.
+.TP
+.BI "\-h"
+Print help message.
+.TP
+.BI "version"
+Specify NFS file system version. Either
+.BR nfs4 
+or 
+.BR nfs.
+If the command is 
+.BR mount.nfs4 
+or the 
+.I vfstype 
+option of 
+.BR mount(8) 
+command is nfs4, then version 4 is used, else version 3 or 2 is used.
+.TP
+.BI "nfsoptions"
+Refer to 
+.BR nfs(5)
+or
+.BR mount(8) 
+manual pages.
+
+.SH NOTE
+For further information please refer 
+.BR nfs (5)
+and
+.BR mount (8)
+manual pages.
+
+.SH FILES
+.TP 18n
+.I /etc/fstab
+file system table
+.TP
+.I /etc/mtab
+table of mounted file systems
+
+.PD
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR nfs (5),
+.BR mount (8),
+
+.SH BUGS
+Please notify current developers of NFS of any bugs in the current software or mail nfs@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com>
+