fstab : mount points with spaces ???

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Thu Jul 14 06:49:57 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 07:56 +0200, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> > If this a bug in fstab, and if not, what is the syntax I should use in
> > fstab, to specify mount points with spaces in them ?
> 
> Woooops, sorry for wasting BW chaps... I just had a look at man fstab...
> 
> -----
>  The second field, (fs_file), describes the mount point for the
> filesystem.  For swap partitions, this field should be specified as
> ‘none’. If the  name  of  the  mount point contains spaces these can be
> escaped as ‘\040’.
> ------
> 
> 
> Still, it was nowhere near obvious... no way I could have sussed it by
> myself, so I don't feel *that* stupid.... but only little bit ;-)
> 
> It's amazing how these little man pages can help so quickly, amazing...


hehehehe

Keep hiding <smile><me too>

> 
> 
> --
> Vince, hiding in the corner again...
> 
> 





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