From: jakoblell <jakob@jakoblell.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 15:13:15 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Support `/dev/disk/by-id/` symlinks in command-line installer (#1422)
X-Git-Tag: v1.0.67~6^2
X-Git-Url: https://glassweightruler.freedombox.rocks/gitweb/Ventoy.git/commitdiff_plain/7f717a7fe9f9c799a6f494d294c552386446bfc2?ds=sidebyside

Support `/dev/disk/by-id/` symlinks in command-line installer (#1422)

* Allow symlinks as target device (for supporting /dev/disk/by-id)

* Use correct test (-L) for checking if it is a symlink

Co-authored-by: Jakob Lell <jakob@srlabs.com>
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diff --git a/INSTALL/tool/VentoyWorker.sh b/INSTALL/tool/VentoyWorker.sh
index 9754e5e..cdb1dbb 100644
--- a/INSTALL/tool/VentoyWorker.sh
+++ b/INSTALL/tool/VentoyWorker.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
             exit 1
         fi
         DISK=$1
+        # Resolve symlinks now, will be needed to look up information about the device in
+        # the /sys/ filesystem, for example /sys/class/block/${DISK#/dev/}/start
+        # The main use case is supporting /dev/disk/by-id/ symlinks instead of raw devices
+        if [ -L "$DISK" ]; then
+            DISK=$(readlink -e -n "$DISK")
+        fi
     fi
     
     shift