--- ../eject/eject.c	2006-02-11 12:24:38.000000000 +1030
+++ ./eject.c	2006-10-14 13:41:36.000000000 +0930
@@ -843,6 +843,35 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* next three functions copied from mntent.c from util-linux*/
+#define isoctal(a) (((a) & ~7) == '0')
+
+static int is_space_or_tab (char c) {
+  return (c == ' ' || c == '\t');
+}
+
+char* skip_nonspaces(char *s) {
+  while (*s && !is_space_or_tab(*s))
+    s++;
+  return s;
+}
+
+static char* unmangle(char *s) {
+  char *ret, *ss, *sp;
+
+  ss = skip_nonspaces(s);
+  ret = sp = malloc(ss-s+1);
+  /*FIXME: missing error checking*/
+  while(s != ss) {
+    if (*s == '\\' && isoctal(s[1]) && isoctal(s[2]) && isoctal(s[3])) {
+      *sp++ = 64*(s[1] & 7) + 8*(s[2] & 7) + (s[3] & 7);
+      s += 4;
+    } else
+      *sp++ = *s++;
+  }
+  *sp = 0;
+  return ret;
+}
 
 /*
  * See if device has been mounted by looking in mount table.  If so, set
@@ -876,8 +905,8 @@
 			if (((strcmp(s1, name) == 0) || (strcmp(s2, name) == 0)) ||
 				((maj != -1) && (maj == mtabmaj) && (min == mtabmin))) {
 				FCLOSE(fp);
-				*deviceName = strdup(s1);
-				*mountName = strdup(s2);
+				*deviceName = unmangle(strdup(s1));
+				*mountName = unmangle(strdup(s2));
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -920,8 +949,8 @@
 		rc = sscanf(line, "%1023s %1023s", s1, s2);
 		if (rc >= 2 && s1[0] != '#' && strcmp(s2, name) == 0) {
 			FCLOSE(fp);
-			*deviceName = strdup(s1);
-			*mountName = strdup(s2);
+			*deviceName = unmangle(strdup(s1));
+			*mountName = unmangle(strdup(s2));
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}