<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&dhpackage;</command>
- <arg><option>-c <replaceable>this</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice=plain><replaceable>port</replaceable</arg>
<arg choice=plain><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
<arg><replaceable>size</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>-r</option></arg>
<arg><option>-m</option></arg>
<arg><option>-c</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-a <replaceable>timeout</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
then be used for whatever purpose a normal block device (harddisk,
CD-ROM, ...) can be used for.</para>
- <para>NBD can be usefull for diskless clients that need swapspace,
+ <para>NBD can be useful for diskless clients that need swapspace,
but you can also create a filesystem on it and use it as though it
were a local filesystem.</para>
lost.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>timeout</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Maximum number of idle seconds. If a connection is
+ inactive for this amount of time, it is terminated; this is to
+ avoid stale nbd-server processes staying in memory. Use of
+ this option is strongly recommended.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>