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From: GNUbie <gnubie@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-server] Checking a block device
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:04:30
Message-Id: AANLkTi=C9L27cy9hkPsR0=dMW12F93v+GPzEq3d2hWZP@mail.gmail.com
1 Hello all,
2
3 How can I check if a block device (partition) has one or any of the
4 following characteristics:
5
6 [1] raw
7
8 [2] has content
9
10 [3] formatted
11
12 but without actually mounting it?
13
14 Please advice. Thank you in advance.
15
16 Regards,
17
18 GNUbie

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-server] Checking a block device Tom Grace <stonertom@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-server] Checking a block device "gustavo panizzo <gfa>" <gfa@×××××××××.ar>
[gentoo-server] Re: Checking a block device GNUbie <gnubie@×××××.com>