script on unmount

[Sebastian Spiess]

Jackson Cooper wrote:
> Sebastian,
> 
> The way I'd do it is create a daemon with an infinite loop (I don't
> know much about udev though) that looks for the folder
> /media/nameofusbdongle, and if it exists execute the rsync line, then
> an umount line. Something like...
> 
> <CODE>
> while true; do
>     if [[ -d /media/nameofdongle ]]; then
>         rsync -switches /media/nameofdongle /some/other/path
>         umount -switches /media/nameofdongle
>     else
>         sleep 1
>     fi
> done
> </CODE>
> 
> Then to make it a daemon, you could use the start-stop-daemon program.
> Type "man start-stop-daemon" in the terminal to find out more.
> 
> - Jackson
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Sebastian Spiess
> <sebastian.spiess at gmail.com> wrote:
>> hi all,
>>  I want to sync some of my USB dongle folders when I plug it in. I think I worked that out: create a rule
>>  /etc/udev/rules.d/85-usbstick.rules and call the script to sync.
>>
>>  But how about when I want to unplug the thing? Then there is no usb/hotplug event. Would the simplest thing be a script
>>  with unmount/eject at the end?
>>  How could I call this script through the icon (unmount menu) on the desktop?
>>  How to make the eject/unmount wait until rsync is done?
>>
>>  by the way what's the difference between unmount and eject?
>>
>>  thanks Sebastian
>>
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> 

bugger, I missed you mentioning "man start-stop-daemon"