Re: [GTALUG] exfat usb disk

From: CAREY SCHUG via talk <talk@gtalug.org>

careyschug@OptiPlex-7050:~$ file /dev/sde /dev/sde: block special (8/64)

That tells you what /dev/sde is. You might also want to know what /dev/sde contains: file --special-files /dev/sde

careyschug@OptiPlex-7050:~$ blkid /dev/sde

Too bad that silently does nothing. I bet $? is zero too.

careyschug@OptiPlex-7050:~$ sudo blkid /dev/sde [sudo] password for careyschug:

That kind of suggests that there is no ID. Odd. I never use that command so my expectations are naive. How about sudo blkid --probe /dev/sde How about lsblk -f /dev/sde There is a chance that that only lists things that the kernel has analyzed. (Another command that I never use.)