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Re: How to tell a CD's filesystem format?



Rippit the Ogg Frog wrote:
> One would think that the "file" command would say, but it just tells you
> that the CDROM device file is a device file, rather than saying anything
> about the media that is accessed through it:
> 
> # file /dev/scd0
> /dev/scd0: block special (11/0)

`man file`, or `file --help`.  Use -s:

Audio CD:

pyromaniacs:~# file -s /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc: ERROR: cannot read `/dev/hdc' (Input/output error)

Data CD:

pyromaniacs:~# file -s /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data 'LABEL                           '

Where "LABEL" is the ISO label of the CD.

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Chris Howie
http://www.chrishowie.com

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