Re: getfsent(3) and spaces in fstab

From: Tim Kientzle (kientzle_at_acm.org)
Date: 07/31/03

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To: Murray Taylor <murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com>

    >>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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