XPost: aus.computers, alt.os.linux.debian   
   From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2025-08-13, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >   
   > Windows mount points introduce their own compatibility issues though,   
   > don’t they.   
   >   
   > Another thing is, on Windows, the drive letter is both the device name   
   > and the mount-point name. On *nix systems like Linux, the two are   
   > distinct. Thus, the 676th SCSI/SATA drive might have a name like   
   > “/dev/sdyz”, but it might be mounted on a directory with a more   
   > meaningful name, like “/media/blue harvest raw footage”.   
      
   Although I would not advise spaces in the mount name, as it makes it a   
   pain to reference stuff in there on *nix systems. Overloading things is   
   (like having blanks both mean "a valid letter in a file/directory name"   
   and "a word break symbol" is never a good thing.   
      
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