Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:13:54 +0200 (CEST) From: Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> To: Eric Thornton <gonesurfing@nc.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: refreshing /dev direcotry to show CD tracks Message-ID: <20041026081154.Q27291@maren.thelosingend.net> In-Reply-To: <417D32A0.7090807@nc.rr.com> References: <417D32A0.7090807@nc.rr.com>
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[Eric Thornton, 2004-10-25] > I'm trying to figure out how to update the /dev directory after inserting a > CD to show the CD's tracks. The /dev direcotry does list the CD tracks > (/dev/acd0t01...02...) but only after i try to access the disk erroneously > through mount /cdrom. I have a shell script that can dump the tracks once > they've appeared, but my script dies when the filenames arent present. Is > there a command that will "refresh" the direcory after CD is inserted? This doesn't give you a general solution to your problem, but issuing # cdcontrol -f /dec/acd0 info ...will work in your specific case. SVein Halvor
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