Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:23:42 +0300 From: Jeff Laine <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com> To: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fstab syntax Message-ID: <20100130222341.GA17449@free.bsd.loc> In-Reply-To: <d36406631001301133h3860606fhd6510eaed366e68d@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100130190543.GA16205@free.bsd.loc> <d36406631001301133h3860606fhd6510eaed366e68d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat,30-01-2010 [19:33:37], krad wrote: > 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) | > > > > /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 Yep, neither is working. After all I used glabel to generate a new label and avoid reformatiing my volume.
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