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.TH STUB 8
.SH NAME
stub \- provide mount point stubs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B aux/stub
[
.B -Dd
]
.I path/name
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Aux/stub
union mounts itself before
.I path
in the name space.
It serves a file system containing a single entry,
.IR name ,
with file mode 0.
The intent is to provide a place to bind or mount other resources.
The options are:
.TP
.B -D
print all 9P messages
.TP
.B -d
make
.I name
a directory; by default it is a file
.PD
.SH EXAMPLE
Use
.I stub
and
.I sshnet
(see
.IR ssh (1))
to create a new network protocol
.RB `` mit ''
that is actually TCP tunneled via SSH to a machine
at MIT:
.IP
.EX
% sshnet -m /net.alt amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu
% aux/stub -d /net/mit
% bind /net.alt/tcp /net/mit
% con -l mit!plan9.bell-labs.com!whoami
connected to mit!plan9.bell-labs.com!whoami on /net/mit/0
i am 204.178.31.2 sysname achille you are 18.26.4.9 port 1248
% 
.EE
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/aux/stub.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR mntgen (4)