Re: rc.conf when ssid has spaces in it: missing documentation or missing feature?
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Yuriy...@rawbw.com wrote: I can't find any references in rc.conf(5) on how to set up ifconfig line if SSID has spaces which is very typical situation. ifconfig(8) doesn't mention this either but it works if I put quotes around it. I would assume spaces should be substituted for '_' like in Linux. But I remember I wasn't able to make it work for some reason. Did you try escaping it? My\ SSID\ Has\ Spaces -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: rc.conf when ssid has spaces in it: missing documentation or missing feature?
On Thursday 11 June 2009 11:29:25 Yuri wrote: I can't find any references in rc.conf(5) on how to set up ifconfig line if SSID has spaces which is very typical situation. ifconfig(8) doesn't mention this either but it works if I put quotes around it. So escape use and escape the quotes with a backslash. You may need more then one backslash, depending on the level of evaluation in /etc/rc.subr and /etc/rc.d/netif. I would assume spaces should be substituted for '_' like in Linux. But I remember I wasn't able to make it work for some reason. The reason probably being that underscores are different characters from spaces and FreeBSD not making assumptions on things really being other things. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: rc.conf when ssid has spaces in it: missing documentation or missing feature?
Mel Flynn wrote: So escape use and escape the quotes with a backslash. You may need more then one backslash, depending on the level of evaluation in /etc/rc.subr and /etc/rc.d/netif. I believe documentation should describe this since this is a major element of setting wireless network up. If that's more than one backslash that's bad since it makes it cryptic. I will investigate and will file a PR with patch. Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: rc.conf when ssid has spaces in it: missing documentation or missing feature?
On Thursday 11 June 2009 11:55:15 Mel Flynn wrote: On Thursday 11 June 2009 11:29:25 Yuri wrote: I can't find any references in rc.conf(5) on how to set up ifconfig line if SSID has spaces which is very typical situation. ifconfig(8) doesn't mention this either but it works if I put quotes around it. So escape use strike that escape. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: rc.conf when ssid has spaces in it: missing documentation or missing feature?
On Thursday 11 June 2009 12:03:56 Yuri wrote: Mel Flynn wrote: So escape use and escape the quotes with a backslash. You may need more then one backslash, depending on the level of evaluation in /etc/rc.subr and /etc/rc.d/netif. I believe documentation should describe this since this is a major element of setting wireless network up. Perhaps. If that's more than one backslash that's bad since it makes it cryptic. I will investigate and will file a PR with patch. Knowledge of how sh treats variables is assumed for any unix admin. The level of escaping might be cryptic to some, but using sh -x /etc/rc./netif start ifname one can easily trace how the ifconfig_ifname variable is evaluated and where the backslashes are consumed. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
