Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

mount_afp

Synopsis

mount_afp [-i] [-o mount_options] 
afp:/[at]/[username[;AUTH=auth_method][:password]@]afp_ server[:port_or_zone]
/share_name mount_point
                  

Mounts Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) shares as filesystem volumes. It takes an AFP URL and a mount point as arguments.

Options

-i

Prompts for password if not specified in the AFP URL.

-o

Takes -o options as listed in the mount manpage.

username

The name to use for authentication to the AFP server. username may be null if the NO%20USER%20AUTHENT authentication method is used.

auth_method

The name of the authentication method used. Examples include NO%20USER%20AUTHENT (no authentication required for guest-accessible shares), CLEARTXT%20PASSWRD (cleartext password), 2-WAY%20RANDNUM (two-way random number exchange), and CLIENT%20KRB%20V2 (Kerberos).

password

The password to use for authentication. Note that specifying this on the command line exposes the password in a process listing.

afp_server

The hostname or IP address of an AFP server.

port_or_zone

A TCP port number if accessing the share over TCP/IP, or a zone name if accessing it over AppleTalk.

share_name

The name of the AFP share you wish to access.

mount_point

The directory on which the filesystem will be mounted.