From b5b5b268aa7c18d495d9240bb7fc314436344181 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Smith Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 17:35:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated manual description of fstab-decode --- man/fstab-decode.8 | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/fstab-decode.8 b/man/fstab-decode.8 index afc7def..8a7a210 100644 --- a/man/fstab-decode.8 +++ b/man/fstab-decode.8 @@ -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