On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 06:50 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Sean Bruno wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 05:13 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Sean Bruno wrote: > >>> I would humbly ask that someone, somewhere add an entry in the examples > >>> section that acutally shows a successful command for mount.cifs ... The > >>> man page (at least for me) didn't really tell me how to use the command > >>> correctly. The program itself takes different argument types on > >>> invocation than other mount.xxxx commands. > >>> > >>> So suggestion: > >>> > >>> EXAMPLES: > >>> > >>> sudo mount -t cifs -o > >>> user=administrator,password=miralink //192.168.1.31/test /mnt/ml_test/ > >>> > >>> > >>> With an explanation of what each option means. > >> What is wrong with reading "man mount.cifs"? > > > > Hmmm...obviously, I fail at expressing my frustration with the man page > > for mount.cifs. > > > > My point was that the man page for mount.cifs didn't lead me to a > > solution if I didn't already know the syntax of mount.cifs. > > > > A simple addition of a few examples of invocation would have saved me a > > ton of time. > > I see. Well, if the maintainer of the man page reads this list he may add > to it. Then again, he may wonder why doing a google on "mount cifs > examples" wouldn't have also helped. > The google search you suggest is exactly what I did to find my answer. I don't really think that is my point, but I do understand that I did find my answer so, "What am I complaining about?" IMO, something like what I am suggesting is exactly the purpose of a man page. Namely, its a reference for folks to remind them of the syntax and options of a command. Is what I am proposing just a bit too specific for a man page EXAMPLES section? If so, I'm willing to just drop it. Sean
