On Thursday 10 February 2011 06:31:12 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:24 +0200, Petri Rosenström wrote: > >> If you use vi(m) you don't have to type too much neither. Just use > >> > >> :r!blkid /dev/sda in vi(m) and you have the UUID, with some > >> :additional > >> > >> information, but the rest is just vi(m) magic. > > > > None of which makes fstab any more readable. UUIDs are the worst option > > in this respect, although they do allow disks to be moved around. > > Filesystem labels are the best option for readability and not only do > > they allow disks to be moved but also individual filesystems. > > When I switched mine, I looked into the UUID option but never could > figure out how to tell which is what. I have /boot, /, /home, /portage > and /var but how do you get it to tell you the number for say /home? Of > all the stuff I read, I never did find that. > > I agree tho, using the plain labels are easier to understand. Even I > got that right. ;-) > > Dale > > :-) :-)
Dale, Thanks to the email from Petri Rosenström earlier, I finally figured it out. If you know the current /dev/.... for it, use: blkid /dev/.... That will give you the UUID :) -- Joost
