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Subject: Re: fstab format
To: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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From: Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:22:24 -0500
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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