@item --aio=@var{aio}
choose asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default)
and @samp{native} (Linux only).
+@item --discard=@var{discard}
+ toggles whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap})
+ requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. The default is no
+ (@samp{--discard=ignore}).
@item -c, --connect=@var{dev}
connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev}
@item -d, --disconnect