tsmbfs simple path name with spaces

spooge · 08-18-2006, 10:57 AM

new windows network here has screwed up my smb, and i forgot how to add a space to my path.
i keep thinking it's \\ or //

here's what i have or want to work:
example from rc.local

Code:

mount -tsmbfs //10.2.116.56/data/800 Engineering /mnt/bgtool blah blah

the windows share now has a space in. it's name is
" 800 engineering "

so the question is : how to get the space recognized?

w3bd3vil · 08-19-2006, 03:58 AM

try this
mount -tsmbfs "//10.2.116.56/data/800 Engineering" /mnt/bgtool blah blah
or
mount -tsmbfs //10.2.116.56/data/"800 Engineering" /mnt/bgtool blah blah

spooge · 08-22-2006, 08:10 AM

does not work
the name of the drive on the M$ server is has a space in the name

Code:

800 engineering

there's something to put in my line for this

spooge · 08-29-2006, 08:21 AM

maybe i need to refraise this.

how do i add a space in comand line/path.

gv_rajasekhar · 08-31-2006, 12:32 AM

mount -tsmbfs "//10.2.116.56/data/800 Engineering" /mnt/bgtool blah blah

"mounting shares with spaces in the name"

i encountered the same problem.its simple add "\" before the space

like
mount -tsmbfs "//10.2.116.56/data/800\ Engineering" /mnt/bgtool blah blah

if you are trying to mount from script it wont work directly as

by defult it takes only mount -tsmbfs "//10.2.116.56/data/800
for that you need to get that shared name in variable and put in " " e.g "$var"

sure this will solve this problem