L Goodwin writes: > My backup script (sh) works fine except when the > backup drive (USB Flash drive) is not plugged in. I'm > using mount_msdosfs to mount the backup drive. > > What is the best way to handle mount_msdosfs error? > If the drive is not mounted, I want to detect the > failure and execute error-handling code.
First approximation, using sh: ls /dev | grep da4s1 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then # drive is available else # drive is not available if (Replace "da4s1" with whatever the flash drive gets created as.) Robert Huff _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"