Export NFS path containing "-" (dash)
- by qdot
I'm in a bit of a pinch with NFS exports file.
Specifically, I can't find a way to export a directory containing "-" in the path name.
Manual (exports(5)) states:
Also, each line may have one or more specifications for default options
after the path name, in the form of a dash ("-") followed by an option
list. The option list is used for all subsequent exports on that line
only.
It then states:
If an export name contains spaces it should be quoted using double quotes.
You can also specify spaces or other unusual character in the export name
using a backslash followed by the character code as three octal digits.
Unfortunately, that is not the case. Specifically, if the pathname contains "-", either verbatim, or with \055 or is enclosed in double quotes, it still refers to the name without "-"
Any ideas? I have a large number of directories, all of the form
/vol/buildsystem-s3c2440
/vol/buildsystem-tao3530
and I'd prefer to have them all available as nfs exports. Short of replacing the "-" with "_" everywhere in the scripts, can it be done with "-" ?
