How to include a space in a device name in /etc/fstab
Want to add a samba share in fstab
martin
1:43 pm on Jun 26, 2003 (gmt 0)
Anybody have an idea how can I add an entry to /etc/fstab with a device name like //computer/Share Name, I tried quoting it and escaping the space with \ but it doesn't seem to work.
On the command line I can do it like mount -t smbfs "//computer/Share Name" /mnt and it works, but I have no idea how can I add this to /etc/fstab, mount keeps on complaining there's a wrong entry in fstab.
dmorison
1:49 pm on Jun 26, 2003 (gmt 0)
Use the escape character followed by the 3 digit octal code for space, so: