#!/bin/sh # create required partitions on a USB stick # Do not tolerate errors. set -e if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then echo 'Usage: partition-stick ' exit 1 fi if [ ! -b $1 ]; then echo "Error: $1 is not a block device." exit 1 fi if grep -q $1 /etc/mtab; then echo "Error: $1 is currently mounted." exit 1; fi repeat=1 while [ $repeat -eq 1 ]; do read -p "Do you really want to format (and lose all data on) device $MOUNTED? [y/n] " CONFIRMATION case "$CONFIRMATION" in y|Y) repeat=0 ;; n|N) exit 0 ;; *) echo "You have to type 'y' or 'n'." ;; esac done sudo parted -s $1 mklabel msdos sudo parted -a optimal -s $1 mkpart primary fat16 0 128 sudo parted -a optimal -s $1 mkpart primary ext2 128 100% sudo mkdosfs ${1}1 sudo mkfs.ext3 -j ${1}2