treehouses clone detect (fixes #2067)

README.md

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ntp <local|internet>                      sets rpi to host timing locally or to
 networkmode                               outputs the current network mode
 button <off|bluetooth>                    gives the gpio pin 18 an action
 feedback <message>                        sends feedback
-clone [device path]                       clones the current SD Card onto a secondary SD Card or specified device
+clone [detect|device path]                clones the current SD Card onto a secondary SD Card or specified device
 restore [device path]                     restores a treehouses image to an SD Card or specified device
 burn [device path]                        download and burns the latest treehouses image to the SD card or specified device
 rebootneeded                              shows if reboot is required to apply changes

_treehouses

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ treehouses changelog
 treehouses changelog compare
 treehouses changelog view
 treehouses clone
+treehouses clone detect
 treehouses config
 treehouses config add
 treehouses config clear

modules/clone.sh

@@ -1,49 +1,68 @@
 function clone {
-  local device a b
+  local argument a b
   checkrpi
   checkroot
   checkargn $# 1
-  device="$1"
-  if [ -z "$device" ]; then
-    device="/dev/sdb"
-  fi
-
-  a=$(fdisk -l |grep /dev/mmcblk0: | grep -P '\d+ (?=bytes)' -o)
-  #echo "$a - /dev/mmcblk0"
-
-  b=$(fdisk -l |grep "$device": | grep -P '\d+ (?=bytes)' -o)
-  #echo "$b - /dev/sdb"
-
-  if [ -z "$a" ] || [ -z "$b" ]; then
-    echo "Error: the device $device wasn't detected. Please use 'fdisk -l' to find the device name."
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [ $b -lt $a ]; then
-    echo "Error: the device $device is not big enough"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [ $a -eq $b ] || [ $a -lt $b ]; then
-    echo "copying...."
-    echo u > /proc/sysrq-trigger
-    dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M of="$device" status=progress
-  fi
-
-  echo ; echo "A reboot is needed to re-enable write permissions to OS."
+  argument="$1"
+  path=$(fdisk -l | grep -o '^/dev/sd[a-z]' | sort -u)
+
+  case $argument in
+
+    "detect")
+      if [[ $path != *"dev"* ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not detect any devices. Try plugging your device into a different slot."
+
+      else
+        echo $path
+      fi
+      ;;
+
+    *)
+      if [ -z "$argument" ]; then
+      argument="/dev/sdb"
+      fi
+
+      a=$(fdisk -l |grep /dev/mmcblk0: | grep -P '\d+ (?=bytes)' -o)
+      #echo "$a - /dev/mmcblk0"
+
+      b=$(fdisk -l |grep "$argument": | grep -P '\d+ (?=bytes)' -o)
+      #echo "$b - /dev/sdb"
+
+      if [ -z "$a" ] || [ -z "$b" ]; then
+        echo "Error: the device $argument wasn't detected. Please use '$BASENAME clone detect' to find the device name."
+        return 1
+      fi
+
+      if [ $b -lt $a ]; then
+        echo "Error: the device $argument is not big enough"
+        return 1
+      fi
+
+      if [ $a -eq $b ] || [ $a -lt $b ]; then
+        echo "copying...."
+        echo u > /proc/sysrq-trigger
+        dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M of="$argument" status=progress
+      fi
+
+      echo ; echo "A reboot is needed to re-enable write permissions to OS."
+      ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 function clone_help {
   echo
-  echo "Usage: $BASENAME clone [device path]"
+  echo "Usage: $BASENAME clone [detect|device path]"
   echo
   echo "clones your treehouses image to an SDCard"
   echo
   echo "Example:"
   echo "  $BASENAME clone"
   echo "      Will clone the current system to /dev/sdb (by default)."
   echo
+  echo "  $BASENAME clone detect"
+  echo "      Will display the paths for connected devices (e.g. /dev/sda)."
+  echo
   echo "  $BASENAME clone /dev/sda"
-  echo "      Will clone the current system to /dev/sda"
+  echo "      Will clone the current system to /dev/sda."
   echo
 }

modules/help.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ntp <local|internet>                      sets rpi to host timing locally or to
 networkmode                               outputs the current network mode
 button <off|bluetooth>                    gives the gpio pin 18 an action
 feedback <message>                        sends feedback
-clone [device path]                       clones the current SD card onto a secondary SD card or specified device
+clone [detect| device path]               clones the current SD card onto a secondary SD card or specified device
 restore [device path]                     restores a treehouses image to an SD card or specified device
 burn [device path]                        download and burns the latest treehouses image to the SD card or specified device
 rebootneeded                              shows if reboot is required to apply changes