Disk tools in debian

From: * Tong* (sun_tong_001_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/11/04

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:24:52 -0400

    Hi,

    In other distros, if I want to have a look at what HDs I have and
    their size, I just issue 'sfdisk -s', then all the HDs I have and
    their size are shown. But in debian, nothing happens after issuing
    'sfdisk -s'. Hence, question #1,

    How can I know what HDs I have in my system (so that I can feed to
    result to the rest of my script)?

    Other things I can do with other distros but not debian are:

    - get all disk geometries

    $ sfdisk -g
    /dev/hdd: 2494 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
    /dev/hda: 7476 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track

    - get all partitions

    fdisk -l | grep '^/hd[a-d]'
    /dev/hdd1 1 64 514048+ 82 Linux swap
    /dev/hdd2 * 65 319 2048287+ 83 Linux
    [...]
    /dev/hda1 1 64 514048+ 82 Linux swap
    /dev/hda2 65 321 2064352+ b Win95 FAT32

    I'll stress that my questions are scripting-wise. I need to write
    generic script that doesn't require me to throw in specific hd
    info for it to run. I think the disk tools is sadly a week point
    in Debian, or maybe I haven't find the right gadget. Please help.

    thanks 

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