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Updated manual description of fstab-decode

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Jesse Smith 2019-03-03 17:35:22 -04:00
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@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ fstab-decode \- run a command with fstab-encoded arguments
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B fstab-decode
decodes escapes (such as newline characters) in the specified \fIARGUMENT\fRs
and uses them to run \fICOMMAND\fR.
decodes escapes (such as newline characters and other whitespace)
in the specified \fIARGUMENT\fRs and uses them to run \fICOMMAND\fR.
The argument escaping uses the same rules as path escaping in
\fB/etc/fstab\fR,
.B /etc/mtab
@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ like this:
Into one long list of parameters, "/root /mnt/remote-disk /home". This
can be useful when trying to work with multiple filesystems at once. For
instance, we can use it to unmount multiple NFS shares.
instance, we can use it to unmount multiple NFS shares. This program also
removes whitespace and other characters which might cause programs such
as mount or umount to fail.
.SH EXIT STATUS
.B fstab-decode