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Re: naming usb devices?



On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 20:24, Matt Price wrote:
> hey folks,
> 
> feel like I saw this somewhere a while ago, but a quick search didn't
> turn up what I wanted.  Is there a way to assign a permanent name to a
> usb device like a pen drive,' so that (say) if I plug in two different
> pen drives at the same time, each one gets assigned to an appropriate
> name, say "/mnt/schoolfiles/" and "/mnt/fun/"? This would be
> convenient (tho not essential) for me.
> m

If you're running a 2.6 series kernel and you're ready for some cool new
stuff, you can always try udev. The question you just asked is why I
initially tried udev, and now I don't know how I ever lived without it.
:)

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