Update.

	* misc/mntent_r.c (decode_name): Fix decoding of tab, add decoding
	of newline.
	* manual/sysinfo.texi (mtab): Adjust description accordingly.
	Reported by Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2003-11-28  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	* misc/mntent_r.c (decode_name): Fix decoding of tab, add decoding
+	of newline.
+	* manual/sysinfo.texi (mtab): Adjust description accordingly.
+	Reported by Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl.
+
 	* sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/libm-test-ulps: Add some more minor changes
 	to compensate other setup.
 

manual/sysinfo.texi

@@ -673,12 +673,13 @@ filled with the information from the next entry from the file currently
 read.
 
 The file format used prescribes the use of spaces or tab characters to
-separate the fields.  This makes it harder to use name containing one of
-these characters (e.g., mount points using spaces).  Therefore these
-characters are encoded in the files and the @code{getmntent} function
-takes care of the decoding while reading the entries back in.
-@code{'\040'} is used to encode a space character, @code{'\012'} to
-encode a tab character and @code{'\\'} to encode a backslash.
+separate the fields.  This makes it harder to use name containing one
+of these characters (e.g., mount points using spaces).  Therefore
+these characters are encoded in the files and the @code{getmntent}
+function takes care of the decoding while reading the entries back in.
+@code{'\040'} is used to encode a space character, @code{'\011'} to
+encode a tab character, @code{'\012'} to encode a newline character,
+and @code{'\\'} to encode a backslash.
 
 If there was an error or the end of the file is reached the return value
 is @code{NULL}.

misc/mntent_r.c

@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@ decode_name (char *buf)
 	*wp++ = ' ';
 	rp += 3;
       }
-    else if (rp[0] == '\\' && rp[1] == '0' && rp[2] == '1' && rp[3] == '2')
+    else if (rp[0] == '\\' && rp[1] == '0' && rp[2] == '1' && rp[3] == '1')
       {
 	/* \012 is a TAB.  */
 	*wp++ = '\t';
 	rp += 3;
       }
+    else if (rp[0] == '\\' && rp[1] == '0' && rp[2] == '1' && rp[3] == '2')
+      {
+	/* \012 is a NEWLINE.  */
+	*wp++ = '\n';
+	rp += 3;
+      }
     else if (rp[0] == '\\' && rp[1] == '\\')
       {
 	/* We have to escape \\ to be able to represent all characters.  */