Disk on key

[Paul Almquist]

On Friday 03 June 2005 18:27, Oded Maimon wrote:
> Saurabh Bathe wrote:
> > Oded Maimon wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> When i enter a disk on key to one of my usb's, how can i know which
> >> device the usb on?
> >>
> >>
> >> i dont think lsusb give me the device name (/dev/sda1,sda2...)
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Oded.
> >
> > Check dmesg.
> > It will tell the device name assigend to the usb stick/disk
> >
> > -Saurabh
>
> Thanks,
> but, this is the only way to know? by checking the syslog/dmesg? no
> command that can give this information?
>
> Regards,
> Oded.
build your own command such as:
dmesg | tail

you could pipe dmesg output through grep or awk for more precise selection

-- 
Paul Almquist
paul at almquist.name
Eau Claire, WI  USA