Hi,
> su -c 'parted --list /dev/sdb' (/dev/sdb is thumb drive}
> lists partitions from /dev/sda 9system drive)
> even when /dev/sdb doesn't exist!
man parted says
-l, --list
lists partition layout on all block devices
and so it works for me. If i use --list, i get all drives listed.
If i want /dev/sdb alone, i have to do
parted /dev/sdb print
Have a nice day :)
Thomas