UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Regarding floppy drive ..

I need a command or a method by which i can detect a floppy drive is present or not ?

Thanks,
Priya.

Depending on your OS you could check with

Code:

ls /dev/fd?*

and test it's return code ($?). Might be no absolute guarantee but maybe it helps though.
On Linux you can also use hwinfo and grep for it etc.

cat /proc/devices

Thanks for the help.
Executed both the commands and each serves a different purpose.

Thank you.

Hello Priya,

/proc/devices -
This file displays the various character and block devices currently configured. This does not include devices whose modules are not loaded. So you can easily figure out whether your floopy drive has been detected or not.

"fd" should appear in your block device section if its detected by system.

regrets, i should have explain it in my earlier post.

- nilesh