Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:31:44 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> To: Murray Taylor <murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com> Cc: Heiner <h.eichmann@gmx.de> Subject: Re: getfsent(3) and spaces in fstab Message-ID: <3F285560.2090607@acm.org> References: <20030730224505.GD531@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> <1059607242.64020.5.camel@mjtdev1.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com>
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>>Do file system names and mount points with whitespaces violate the >>specification of fstab? If so, the least thing I'd suggest is the document >>this restriction. >> >>Or should one extend 'getfsent' such that is able to cope with those >>whitespaces? I am not sure whether this would have any further >>implications so I am asking here. Formal standards tend to avoid "system administration" issues such as this. I doubt you would be violating any published standard. I say go for it. If something else breaks because of this change, let's fix that, too. I like the fact that FreeBSD works pretty well with other systems; lets keep pushing that. Tim Kientzle
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