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From: GNUbie on 3 Aug 2010 20:20 Hello all, How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the following characteristics: [1] raw [2] has content [3] formatted but without actually mounting it? Please advice. Thank you in advance. Regards, GNUbie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=TFn=kF4iXhQY-w370YC4_1iSemXWnjL3H1BG2(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Cybe R. Wizard on 3 Aug 2010 20:40 On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:11:28 +0800 GNUbie <gnubie(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the > following characteristics: > > [1] raw > > [2] has content > > [3] formatted > > but without actually mounting it? > > Please advice. Thank you in advance. > > Regards, > > GNUbie > > Forgive me if I'm wrong but that sounds a lot like a homework question that you should be figuring out on your own. Cybe R. Wizard -- Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326 Registered Ubuntu User # 2136 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100803193207.37328583(a)WizardsTower
From: GNUbie on 3 Aug 2010 22:10 Hello Cybe R. Wizard, Yes, this is my own homework as I need to have some conditions in the script that I am creating to automate my elastic instances in the AWS and one of which is by making use of EBS volumes. Thank you. Regards, GNUbie On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Cybe R. Wizard <cybe_r_wizard(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:11:28 +0800 > GNUbie <gnubie(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the >> following characteristics: >> >> [1] raw >> >> [2] has content >> >> [3] formatted >> >> but without actually mounting it? >> >> Please advice. Thank you in advance. >> >> Regards, >> >> GNUbie >> >> > Forgive me if I'm wrong but that sounds a lot like a homework question > that you should be figuring out on your own. > > Cybe R. Wizard > -- > Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326 > Registered Ubuntu User # 2136 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100803193207.37328583(a)WizardsTower -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=F4r4+qRAUjsV0wYUqv1yMrJ40DnRdus57LbgD(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. on 3 Aug 2010 23:30 On Tuesday 03 August 2010 19:11:28 GNUbie wrote: > How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the > following characteristics: > > [1] raw > > [2] has content > > [3] formatted > > but without actually mounting it? I'd use "file" as a first pass. After that, perhaps some custom script. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. bss(a)iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
From: GNUbie on 5 Aug 2010 01:30
Hello all, On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss(a)iguanasuicide.net> wrote: > On Tuesday 03 August 2010 19:11:28 GNUbie wrote: >> How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the >> following characteristics: >> >> [1] raw >> >> [2] has content >> >> [3] formatted >> >> but without actually mounting it? > > I'd use "file" as a first pass. After that, perhaps some custom script.. Thank you for all your response. I finally used the tool "testdisk" in my script. Regards, GNUbie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi?ZVWrSXkb3p1n2F0bMEFKFSXYsD64QNUmmib(a)mail.gmail.com |