* fstab format
@ 2016-06-13 23:18 Bruce Dubbs
2016-06-14 8:30 ` Karel Zak
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From: Bruce Dubbs @ 2016-06-13 23:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: util-linux
Does the fstab file support line continuation with a backslash-newline?
There is no indication in the fstab man page one way or another. In the
case of some entries that use long device IDs like PARTUUID or several
options, it would be nice to be able to control the format for easier reading.
-- Bruce
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* Re: fstab format
2016-06-13 23:18 fstab format Bruce Dubbs
@ 2016-06-14 8:30 ` Karel Zak
2016-06-14 18:22 ` Bruce Dubbs
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From: Karel Zak @ 2016-06-14 8:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Dubbs; +Cc: util-linux
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 06:18:36PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Does the fstab file support line continuation with a backslash-newline?
No.
> There is no indication in the fstab man page one way or another. In the
> case of some entries that use long device IDs like PARTUUID or several
> options, it would be nice to be able to control the format for easier
> reading.
Yes, but fstab is de-facto standard file parsed on many many places.
We cannot change/extend the file format.
Karel
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Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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2016-06-14 8:30 ` Karel Zak
@ 2016-06-14 18:22 ` Bruce Dubbs
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From: Bruce Dubbs @ 2016-06-14 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Karel Zak; +Cc: util-linux
Karel Zak wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 06:18:36PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>> Does the fstab file support line continuation with a backslash-newline?
>
> No.
>
>> There is no indication in the fstab man page one way or another. In the
>> case of some entries that use long device IDs like PARTUUID or several
>> options, it would be nice to be able to control the format for easier
>> reading.
>
> Yes, but fstab is de-facto standard file parsed on many many places.
> We cannot change/extend the file format.
I understand. Thanks. There are certain other projects that wouldn't
care about de-facto standards, but I appreciate your position.
-- Bruce
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