On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:25:00 -0400 "Kevin J. Cummings" <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote: > blkid /dev/sr0 > > tells me about the dvd in my dvd drive.... Yea, but only if you explicitly ask about /dev/sr0. If you just say "blkid" with no args, it doesn't mention it any longer.