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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:24 +0200, Petri Rosenström wrote: |
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>> If you use vi(m) you don't have to type too much neither. Just use |
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>> :r!blkid /dev/sda in vi(m) and you have the UUID, with some additional |
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>> information, but the rest is just vi(m) magic. |
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> None of which makes fstab any more readable. UUIDs are the worst option |
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> in this respect, although they do allow disks to be moved around. |
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> Filesystem labels are the best option for readability and not only do |
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> they allow disks to be moved but also individual filesystems. |
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When I switched mine, I looked into the UUID option but never could |
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figure out how to tell which is what. I have /boot, /, /home, /portage |
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and /var but how do you get it to tell you the number for say /home? Of |
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all the stuff I read, I never did find that. |
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I agree tho, using the plain labels are easier to understand. Even I |
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got that right. ;-) |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |