[SOLVED] i need to get path to cdrom using /etc/mtab
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this basically gives the output "/media/CDNAME"
and i was able to get the output but the problem is that i need to get this path i.e. /media/CDNAME for CDNAME .obviously "CDNAME" will vary from cd to cd. so is it possible??
thanx in advance
If I am understanding the question correctly, you just need to reverse what you are doing there. grep for the name of the CD rather than the device node, and process the output accordingly.
yes that would work but it would work only if you knew the exact name . for example one of my dvds is shown as Digit Dvd 2005 in the Nautilus window but in the media folder its shown as Digit_DVD_2005, therefore it will change from cd to cd .. all i need to get is the part after /media/ and before iso "something" from mtab.. is that possible?
thnx in advance
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