On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 07:23:33PM -0500, ed stuckems wrote: > True, I actually did something similar using parted: > > for f in /dev/sd?; do parted -s $f print; done So in this sort of case, I ususally put something before the command: for f in /dev/sd?; do echo Checking $f...;parted -s $f print;done > which lists the partition table as 'fdisk -l' does but it does so > accurately for a larger number of partition table formats. But, I get > your point: I should have used an option that actually produced output > when the drive was there. > regards, > eds. slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________