Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:33:37 +0000 From: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> To: Jeff Laine <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fstab syntax Message-ID: <d36406631001301133h3860606fhd6510eaed366e68d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100130190543.GA16205@free.bsd.loc> References: <20100130190543.GA16205@free.bsd.loc>
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On 30 January 2010 19:05, Jeff Laine <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > My question is regarding /etc/fstab synax. > How can I use spaces and quote symbols in my device name? > I tried to use double quotes and backslash, but no luck so far. > I.e. I'd like to put the following line: > > /dev/msdosfs/MY FLASH /mnt/flash msdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 > > Any ideas? > > > -- > Best regards, > Jeff > > | "Nobody wants to say how this works. | > | Maybe nobody knows ..." | > | Xorg.conf(5) | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > /dev/msdosfs/MY\ FLASH /mnt/flash msdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 or "/dev/msdosfs/MY FLASH" /mnt/flash msdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 should work, but i guess you tried these? The alternative way would be to use the UUID of the drive, as that wont have spaces in, and is more versatile than /dev/das1a type syntax
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