# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-11-21 02:17:13 -0500: > Following the suggestions that were posted, I now have a working > script that checks for a connection to the DVD-RAM drive. The > following works, but returns the 'Device not configured' error > if there's no disk in the drive. > > elif !(sudo mount -t ufs -o rw /dev/cd0a $montering_punkt) > then > > Currently, I'm suppressing the error message (2>/dev/null), but I'd > rather capture sterr in a variable and replace it with a custom > message if the error is 'Device not configured'. (The devise is > configured, but I forgot to put a disk in the drive, so the system > error message is confusing.) I've tried read and redirection, but I > can't seem to capture the error message in a variable. Does > anyone know how to do this?
tested in zsh (should work in bash): MSG=$(sudo mount ... 2>&1) if [ $? -ne 0 -a $MSG == "Device not configured" ]; then echo "My custom error message" fi a dumbed-down version that'll work in /bin/sh (most portable): MSG=`sudo mount /floppy 2>&1` if [ $? -ne 0 -a "x$MSG" = "xDevice not configured" ]; then echo "My custom error message." fi -- If you cc me or remove the list(s) completely I'll most likely ignore your message. see http://www.eyrie.org./~eagle/faqs/questions.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message