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Re: Partition information as text file?

From David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Partition information as text file?
Date 2019-02-01 17:30 +0100
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On Fri 01 Feb 2019 at 11:14:11 (-0500), Felix Miata wrote:
> Richard Owlett composed on 2019-02-01 07:59 (UTC-0600):
> > Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> 
> >> It's what Gparted does and what Richard mentioned as example of the desired
> >> information.
> 
> > I'd make that statement stronger.
> > My starting point was Gparted displays *ALL* the desired information for 
> > *ALL* members of the set [ /dev/sd* ] whether mounted or not.
> 
> > That PROVED that what I wanted was possible.
> 
> > It's "suitability to purpose" was degraded on *2* counts:
> > 1. it does not output the data as a text file.
> > 2. it displays information for only 1 device at a time.
> 
> >> Given that the source code of Gparted is published, we do not
> >> have to speculate how it does this, but rather can riddle over its C++ code.
> 
> > Having known working source code for a program that almost meets my 
> > needs/desires remedies a major deficiency of the man page format --
> >   [/begin_rant   almost total lack of examples /end_rant ;]
> 
> Maybe the following would do better
> 
> script
> parted # instead of gparted
> some parted commands
> parted exit
> script exit
> nano typescript
> 
> All assuming you tried dfsee and didn't manage to find options to produce exactly your
> desires in its logs even with some editing.

Um, I think that was last Saturday's solution, complete with EXAMPLE
(all caps in homage to OP), minutes before your DFSee.

Strange, there were no follow-ups then. Let's see if that changes.
There's this mighty tree hanging off your DFSee comment.

Cheers,
David.

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Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-26 15:40 +0100
  Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-26 18:10 +0100
  Re: Partition information as text file? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-01-26 20:40 +0100
    Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-26 22:20 +0100
      Re: Partition information as text file? "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-01-26 23:00 +0100
      Re: Partition information as text file? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-01-27 03:10 +0100
      Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-27 22:30 +0100
        Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-28 13:50 +0100
          Re: Partition information as text file? Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@gmail.com> - 2019-01-28 16:50 +0100
          Re: Partition information as text file? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-01-28 20:50 +0100
            Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-01-29 15:40 +0100
              Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-29 16:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-01-29 16:40 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-01-29 17:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-31 15:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-01-31 16:00 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-31 20:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-01-31 21:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-01 15:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-02-01 15:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-01 16:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-01 16:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-01 17:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-02-01 19:40 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-01 22:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-01 17:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-01 18:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-02 02:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-02 11:00 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-02 16:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-02 17:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-02-01 17:00 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-01 17:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-02-01 17:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-01 17:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-02-01 19:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-02-01 19:20 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-02-01 19:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-01 23:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2019-01-29 17:40 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2019-01-29 19:00 +0100
            Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-29 15:40 +0100
              Re: Partition information as text file? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-01-29 21:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-30 16:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-01-30 17:00 +0100
                Talking about loop devices (was: Re: Partition information as text file?) David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2019-01-31 02:20 +0100
                Re: Talking about loop devices (was: Re: Partition information as  text file?) David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2019-01-31 04:50 +0100
                Re: Talking about loop devices (was: Re: Partition information as  text file?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-01-31 10:10 +0100
                Re: Talking about loop devices Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-01-31 20:00 +0100
                Re: Talking about loop devices David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2019-02-01 06:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-01-30 17:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-31 15:30 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-01-30 19:50 +0100
              Re: Partition information as text file? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2019-01-30 03:10 +0100
                Re: Partition information as text file? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-01-30 16:20 +0100
          Re: Partition information as text file? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-29 19:30 +0100

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