RE: Can one find a mount point just knowing the volume name?

[Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH]

On Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:43:27 -0600, "Neulinger, Nathan R." 
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+-----
| >         $vol = `fs lsmount $name`;
|
| I hope you don't plan on running that script with a user that has any
| privileges as you've got a gaping security hole right there.
+--->8

Of late I've become quite a fan of quotemeta for this purpose:

        $vol = `/usr/afsws/bin/fs lsm \Q$name`;

It's overkill but it works.

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