script strategy to list disks and partitions

[goBoating]

Hello All,

Tried the search for this to no avail.

I am writing a Perl application that must report disks and partitions on Solaris 8, 9, and 10. I am familiar with the 'format' command and it provides all the info I need. However, it expects someone to interact with it to move through the menus.

The same application runs on Linux, also, and there, I can easily use 'fdisk -l' to get exactly what I need (list of disks and partitions there on).

Is there a more direct route to this info than via 'format?'

I hate having to maneuver through the format command just to get a reporting of disks/partitions when an incorrect move can trash the machine. There must be a safer approach.

TIA.

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[bluedragon2]

df -k

[Blue]Blue[/Blue] [Dragon]

If I wasn't Blue, I would just be a Dragon...

 

[SamBones]

Maybe: [tt]man prtvtoc[/tt]

 

[SamBones]

Or, depending on what you're trying to report, "[tt]man devinfo[/tt]".

 

[goBoating]

A combination of those gets me where I need to go.

Thanks a ton.

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[Annihilannic]

I know you're already well on the way, but I recall using format </dev/null regularly to get the list of probed disk devices.

Annihilannic
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