'\"macro stdmacro
.if n .pH g1a.biod @(#)biod	40.7 of 10/10/89
.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
.nr X
.if \nX=0 .ds x} biod 1M "NFS" "\&"
.if \nX=1 .ds x} biod 1M "NFS"
.if \nX=2 .ds x} biod 1M "" "\&"
.if \nX=3 .ds x} biod "" "" "\&"
.TH \*(x}
.SH NAME
\f4biod\f1 \- NFS daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f4biod\f1
[
.I nservers
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
\f4biod\f1
starts
.I nservers
asynchronous block
.SM I/O
daemons.
This command is used on an
.SM NFS
client to buffer read-ahead
and write-behind.  
Four is the usual number for
.IR nservers .
.LP
The \f4biod\f1 daemons are automatically invoked in run level 3.
.PD
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\f4mountd\f1(1M),
\f4nfsd\f1(1M),
\f4sharetab\f1(4).
