HDDTemp : Script Assistance

orbit · 10-28-2009, 02:08 AM

Hi all,

I have built a very basic script to show me my HDD temperatures, and was wondering if it would be possible to have the HDD label displayed with the relevant device?

This is what I have at the moment:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
## This script has been created to enable quick HDD Temperature Monitoring.
##
## Usage: hddtmp

/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hda
/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdb
/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdc
/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sda
/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sdb

And this is what it displays:

Quote:

root@Black:/# hddtmp
/dev/hda: ST3200820A: 43°C
/dev/hdb: Maxtor 6Y120L0: 34°C
/dev/hdc: ST3200820A: 47°C
/dev/sda: SAMSUNG HD080HJ: 36°C
/dev/sdb: ST3160815AS: 46°C

What I would like to do now is to add a label to each corresponding drive, so that it is easier to remember what each temp refers to ...

This following code doesn't work, this is only an example of what I am trying to do; but maybe someone could give me some pointers please:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
echo ISOs | /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hda | alias ISOs
echo Movies | /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdb | alias Movies
echo Storage | /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdc | alias Storage
echo Linux | /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sda | alias Linux
echo Other | /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sdb | alias Other

What I am aiming at as a final product would be something displayed like this:

Quote:

ISOs : 43°C : (hda)
Movies : 34°C : (hdb)
Storage : 47°C : (hdc)
Linux : 36°C : (sda)
Other : 46°C : (sdb)

Thanks very much in advance for any assistance.

Cheers

~sHyLoCk~ · 10-28-2009, 03:26 AM

Will this work?

Quote:

echo "ISOs : " $(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hda)

And accordingly for each hdd...

orbit · 10-28-2009, 05:26 PM

Hi ~sHyLoCk~

This is what I used:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
## This script has been created to enable quick HDD Temperature Monitoring.
##
## To enable running as user, add sudo support to /etc/sudoers (see example file).
##
## Usage: hddtmp

echo "ISOs    : "$(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hda)
echo "Movies  : "$(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdb)
echo "Storage : "$(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hdc)
echo "Linux   : "$(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sda)
echo "Other   : "$(/usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/sdb)
#
#
#
#

And this is what it outputs:

Quote:

root@Black:/usr/local/bin# hddtmp
ISOs : /dev/hda: ST3200820A: 44°C
Movies : /dev/hdb: Maxtor 6Y120L0: 39°C
Storage : /dev/hdc: ST3200820A: 42°C
Linux : /dev/sda: SAMSUNG HD080HJ: 40°C
Other : /dev/sdb: ST3160815AS: 42°C

Now after adding sudoer support, I have just set it up with a keyboard terminal hotkey shortcut in KDE, so as a user I can see at a glance what is happening with the HDD temps.

This is great, Thank you very much for your assistance

Cheers

~sHyLoCk~ · 10-29-2009, 01:09 AM

Well i wrote that in a hurry, to shorten it you can use this instead:

Code:

echo ISOs: [hda] : $(sudo /usr/sbin/hddtemp /dev/hda | grep /dev | cut -d":" -f3)

You might need to chnge the field -f3 accordingly. Experiment with it. For me it is showing:

Quote:

ISOs: [hda] : 1°C

Woodsman · 10-29-2009, 12:35 PM

Oribit, just an additional thought. I use a shell alias to display the temps of my HDs when using the command line, but I don't need the additional information like you. I use Conky to display the temps on my X desktop.

onebuck · 10-29-2009, 02:17 PM

Hi,

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Slackware® Essentials
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Linux Documentation Project
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Linux Command Guide
Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
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Getting Started with Linux
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
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