#!/bin/sh
# Written by Nick Welch <nick@incise.org>. Author disclaims copyright.
# Mount: mounts a disk based on the name of the hardware instead of numbered
# /dev files. also waits for them to appear (i.e. if you just plugged it in
# and the kernel hasn't finished recognizing it, it won't just reject you with
# an error)
glob="$1"
mountpoint="$2"
theumask="$3"
optionarg=""
if [ -z "$glob" -o -z "$mountpoint" ]
then
echo "Usage: $0 <device id glob> <mount point> [optional umask]"
echo "Example: $0 'usb-Seagate*part1' /mnt/music 0000"
exit 1
fi
if [ -n "$theumask" ]
then
theumask="umask=$theumask"
optionarg="-o"
fi
while true
do
num_matching_disks=`find /dev/disk/by-id -iname "$glob" | wc -l`
case $num_matching_disks in
0)
printf "."
sleep 0.3
continue
;;
1)
dev=`find /dev/disk/by-id -iname "$glob"`
echo "mounting $dev at $mountpoint"
sudo mount $optionarg $theumask "$dev" "$mountpoint"
exit 0
;;
*)
echo there are multiple disks that match "$glob":
find /dev/disk/by-id -iname "$glob"
exit 1
;;
esac
done
