utility-format-usb.sh/format-usb.sh

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Utility ccript to repurpose a removable device using exfat filesystem
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.#
#
# @linux-aarhus - root.nix.dk
#
# format removable USB device to exfat with name 'USB STICK'
LABEL='USB STICK'
SCRIPTNAME=$(basename "$0")
VERSION="0.2"
# don't run as root
if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]] ; then
echo "Please run as user. Script will ask for root later."
exit 1
fi
# ensure a device is given
if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
echo "No device specified ..."
echo "Usage: ${SCRIPTNAME} /dev/sdy"
exit
fi
# get the last part of device path
device="$(echo $1 | cut -d'/' -f3)"
echo "Checking device on => $device"
# create list of available devices
devices="$(lsblk -o NAME | egrep '^sd')"
# check if device is valid - abort if not
if ! [[ $devices =~ (^|[[:space:]])$device($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
echo "$1 not found"
echo "Aborting"
exit 1
fi
# check if device is removable - abort if not
[[ $(echo $(lsblk -no RM "$1" | head -n 1)) = '0' ]] && \
echo "Non removable device detected!" && \
echo "Aborting" && \
exit 1
# Ask for confirmation
read -r -p "Confirm reformat of '$1' [y/N] " resp
if [[ "$resp" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
# Repeat confirmation question
read -r -p "Irrevocably format '$1' [y/N] " resp2
if [[ "$resp2" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
# will do
echo "Formatting $1 ..."
# use gdisk to create new partition table
# and a single Microsoft basic data partition type
printf 'o\ny\nn\n\n\n\n0700\nw\ny\n' | sudo gdisk "$1" > /dev/null
sudo mkexfatfs -n "${LABEL}" "$1"1 > /dev/null
# done
echo "Done"
exit
fi
echo "Formatting aborted"
else
echo "Formatting aborted"
fi