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12 <p><font size=+1><b>NAME </b></font><br>
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16 import – import 9P resources from another system<br>
19 <p><font size=+1><b>SYNOPSIS </b></font><br>
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23 <tt><font size=+1>import</font></tt> [ <tt><font size=+1>−df</font></tt> ] [ <tt><font size=+1>−n</font></tt> <i>ns</i> ] [ <tt><font size=+1>−p</font></tt> <i>prog</i> ] [ <tt><font size=+1>−s</font></tt> <i>service</i> ] <i>system<br>
26 <p><font size=+1><b>DESCRIPTION </b></font><br>
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30 <i>Import</i> presents the 9P service <i>service</i> (default <tt><font size=+1>plumb</font></tt>) running
31 on <i>system</i> as a service on the local system, in the current name
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35 The <tt><font size=+1>−n</font></tt> option sets the remote name space directory where <i>import</i>
36 should expect to find <i>service</i>. If it is not specified, <i>import</i>
37 uses name of the local system’s name space directory. (Since name
38 space directories are conventionally inside <tt><font size=+1>/tmp</font></tt>, the path have
39 different meanings on the two systems.)
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42 <i>Import</i> connects to <i>system</i> using <a href="../man1/ssh.html"><i>ssh</i>(1)</a>. It invokes <i>import</i> on the
43 remote system to carry out the remote side of the protocol. The
44 <tt><font size=+1>−p</font></tt> option specifies the path to <i>import</i> on the remote system, in
45 case it is not in the system search path.
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48 The <tt><font size=+1>−d</font></tt> option turns on debugging. The <tt><font size=+1>−f</font></tt> option keeps <i>import</i> from
49 forking itself into the background, also useful for debugging.<br>
52 <p><font size=+1><b>EXAMPLE </b></font><br>
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56 Suppose you run <tt><font size=+1>sam −r</font></tt> to the CPU server <i>anna</i>. <i>Sam</i> wants to talk
57 to a plumber on the local terminal, but the file names will refer
58 to files on <i>anna</i>.
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61 To fix this problem, create a new name space directory and start
62 a new plumber on <i>anna</i>:<br>
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66 <tt><font size=+1>remotens=/tmp/ns.`whoami`.on.`hostname`<br>
67 ssh anna mkdir $remotens<br>
68 ssh anna NAMESPACE=$remotens plumber<br>
69 </font></tt>Now import that plumber to the local name space before starting
70 <i>sam</i> and <i>9term</i>:<br>
71 <tt><font size=+1>NAMESPACE=/tmp/ns.anna<br>
73 import −n $remotens −s plumb anna<br>
75 9term ssh anna &<br>
80 <p><font size=+1><b>SOURCE </b></font><br>
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84 <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/import.c<br>
87 <p><font size=+1><b>SEE ALSO </b></font><br>
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91 <a href="../man4/9pserve.html"><i>9pserve</i>(4)</a>, <a href="../man4/intro.html"><i>intro</i>(4)</a><br>
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