-------------------------------------------------- From: "Binand Sethumadhavan" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:19 AM To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] running script only if USB is mounted
> 2010/11/22 Kshitiz <[email protected]>: >> Before running the rsync copying script, I want to >> a) Add some statement that would check if the external harddisk is >> attached and mounted. >> b) If not, it should be mounted before the copying script is run to >> copy only to this external disk. >> c) If it is not mounted, mount should be attempted, and if it does not >> mount, rsync copying command should not be executed. > > All mounted filesystems have an entry in /proc/mounts. Your script can > take advantage of this. > > if ! grep -q /backup /proc/mounts; then > if ! mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /backup; then > exit 1; # Mount failed, bail out > fi > fi > > # Regular stuff here > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > Thank you Binand Reg Kshitiz -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
