deletion of /dev files

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Sat Jan 14 21:46:56 UTC 2006


Phillip Susi wrote:

> R Kimber wrote:
> 
>>>Well, you probably don't want it to be in fstab, anyway.
>>>    
>>So, how do I know how to refer to it in a script so that I can mount it
>>and unmount it?
>>
> With it's /dev name of course.  Which should not go away unless you
> unplug the drive.

Right.  fstab is really designed for fixed partitions.  Use pmount for
mounting a removable device.
-- 
derek





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