Michael Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 07, 2019 at 07:11:36AM -0700, Cousin Stanley wrote:
>>Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
>>
>>> ....
>>> and my fstab is:
>>>
>>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>>> ....
>>
>> I've found that labeling my disk partitions
>> and using /dev/disk/by-label/xyzzy lines
>> in the /etc/fstab file seems to be much easier
>> for my own small brain to comprehend.
>
> If you want to use labels, it seems a lot more clear
> to use LABEL= rather than /dev/disk/by-label/
I am aware of the LABEL= keyword for the disk labels
in the /etc/fstab file and would agree that
their use would be slightly more concise
and save a few key strokes.
However, in my own mind not necessarily more clear
as /dev/disk/by-label shows me exactly
what sort of label is being referenced
and provides a reminder that I can check them
via ls -Ahl /dev/disk/by-label .
Taking a line from Tim Peters' Zen of Python ....
Explicit is better than implicit
--
Stanley C. Kitching
Human Being
Phoenix, Arizona
