On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 at 12:36, Marc Shapiro <marcns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had not thought that there was any real difference between the two > formats, and this may well be the only instance where there is, but I'm > going to use the '/dev/mapper/vgname-lvname' format in all locations > from here on out. I notice that 'man 8 lvm' on buster says: """ Links or nodes in /dev/mapper are intended only for internal use and the precise format and escaping might change between releases and distributions. Other software and scripts should use the /dev/VolumeGroupName/LogicalVolumeName format to reduce the chance of needing amendment when the software is updated. """