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Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:45:45 -0700
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Re: How do I get flash drive info?
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:14 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I was looking for an easier way to tell if my write protect switches
> were in the read only position.  There are other ways, like trying to
> mount it and see what happens, but I would like to get the information
> more directly.

Try querying the block device with udevadm(8).

udevadm info -a -n /dev/sdc

Brandon Vincent

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