I use /proc/partitions all the time - but stopped recommending it to others when I was told (can't remember the source) it was deprecated. I'd be glad to be wrong here.. as you say - it's quick and easy and no running through /dev or /sys structures..
Scott Rohling On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Rick Troth <[email protected]>wrote: > On 10/10/2012 09:27 AM, Peter Oberparleiter wrote: > > # cat /proc/partitions > > major minor #blocks name > > 8 0 10485760 sda > > 8 1 10485743 sda1 > > > > Note: the #blocks is the size in 1k-blocks > > Yep. I was going to suggest exactly what Peter suggested. It's quick > and easy. > > Note that a disk need not be "partitioned" to show up under > /proc/partitions. (I say, since I have a penchant for pointing it > out.) In fact, if you're going to use these volumes as "LVM fodder" > (that is, let them be PVs in a volume group), then you will find it > better to *not* partition them. Just stamp the requisite LVM magic on > "sda" (instead of "sda1") and proceed. > > > -- > > Rick Troth > Senior Software Developer > > Velocity Software Inc. > Mountain View, CA 94041 > Main: (877) 964-8867 > Direct: (614) 594-9768 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Signature <http://www.velocitysoftware.com/> > *Follow us:* > Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Velocity-Software/356098274460840> > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/1798379> Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/VelocitySoftw> Xing > <http://www.xing.com/companies/velocitysoftwaregmbh> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
