Hi,
Is there any way in Java (1.6+) to retrieve the partition disk structure? (For example: NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, or EXT3.)
External libraries are permitted.
Thanks,
Gianni
+1
A:
you could use Runtime.getRuntime().exec() to execute a command like sfdisk and then parse the output.
sfdisk -l /dev/hdc
unfortunately it isn't very platform independent.
Nate Heinrich
2010-01-25 20:14:32
Well, I was thinking of writing a class that would execute system dependent commands and extract the information I need from it. But I don't want to reinvent the wheel, you see. If there is a Java library that could do it for me, I don't need to code it myself. Thanks.
Gianni
2010-01-26 14:44:42
+1
A:
Under OS X the output of "mount" includes the file system:
ravn:~ ravn$ mount
/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
Here / is of type hfs
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2010-01-25 20:18:12
Well, I was thinking of writing a class that would execute system dependent commands and extract the information I need from it. But I don't want to reinvent the wheel, you see. If there is a Java library that could do it for me, I don't need to code it myself. Thanks.
Gianni
2010-01-26 14:45:31
I'm writing a program and it needs the disk structure. Like I've said above, I've already started writing my own library.
Gianni
2010-01-27 11:14:29
Please be specific. _WHY_ does it need to know the disk structure?
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2010-01-27 11:35:52
That has nothing to do with my question. The point is I need to print the disk structure. My Java app doesn't need to know it, the user needs it.
Gianni
2010-01-27 15:13:01
Then showing the user the complete output from "mount <location>" on Unix is probably the best, as this ensures that your library assumes as little as possible about the actual output format which varies between systems. Have fun.
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2010-01-27 16:21:09
I think so. I'm writing my own library right now. It is already working on unix, mac and linux.
Gianni
2010-01-28 11:49:24