script won't use mount as command or just refuses to work

[hedron]

#!/bin/sh
#
# stupid mounting script
#
##########################

MNT='/sbin/mount'
OPT='-t cifs -o username=myname,workgroup=workgroup,rw,uid=1000,gid=100'
REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES='//server/Media Files'
MEDIA_MNTPNT='/home/media'

$MNT $OPT $REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES $MEDIA_MNTPNT

Why doesn't this work? It just gives me this as output:

root@client:~# mntserv
Usage: mount -V                 : print version
       mount -h                 : print this help
       mount                    : list mounted filesystems
       mount -l                 : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
       mount -a [-t|-O] ...     : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
       mount device             : mount device at the known place
       mount directory          : mount known device here
       mount -t type dev dir    : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
       mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
       mount --move olddir newdir
One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:
       mount --make-shared dir
       mount --make-slave dir
       mount --make-private dir
       mount --make-unbindable dir
One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree
containing the directory dir:
       mount --make-rshared dir
       mount --make-rslave dir
       mount --make-rprivate dir
       mount --make-runbindable dir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using  -L label  or by uuid, using  -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say  man 8 mount .

What boggles my mind is why this works:

#!/bin/sh
BLAH='ls'
OPT='-lh'
DIR='/home/folder'

$BLAH $OPT $DIR

[burschik]

You are seeing the "usage" of mount. This should tell you that you are using wrong options or arguments. My guess is that the blank in "Media Files" is causing a problem. Try quoting it.

[secondmouse]

Another way to deal with the space in share name problem is to escape it, that is, change the line

REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES='//server/Media Files'

into

REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES='//server/Media\ Files'

[hedron]

I've tried that. It doesn't work. I've also tried \040, but no go either. That's what's so perplexing to me. Originally, I had the double quotes but changed them at some point. I'll try again tonight as I'm at work right now.

[hedron]

You are seeing the "usage" of mount. This should tell you that you are using wrong options or arguments. My guess is that the blank in "Media Files" is causing a problem. Try quoting it.

Oh wait.. You mean like this:

'//server/"media files"'

[burschik]

Like this:

#!/bin/sh
#
# stupid mounting script
#
##########################

MNT='/sbin/mount'
OPT='-t cifs -o username=myname,workgroup=workgroup,rw,uid=1000,gid=100'
REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES='//server/Media Files'
MEDIA_MNTPNT='/home/media'

$MNT $OPT "$REMOTE_MEDIA_FILES" $MEDIA_MNTPNT

[hedron]

Yes! That works! Thanks