localdiskmount

Bash script for automatic mount of a local disk (USB).

Main features

• Check if the disk is already mounted
• Check if the path where the mount will be mounted exists

Configurations

• DRIVE_TO_MOUNT: This variable is an array that must contains the path of the “local drive(s)” that we desire to mount. For example, ‘/dev/sda1’.
• PATH_WHERE_MOUNT: This variable is an array that must contains the “absolute mount path(s)” that we desire to mount.
• MOUNT_TYPE: This variable is an array that must define the “mount type” that will be used in the -t option of mount command.

Suggested use

The script can be used via crontab.

Tested environment

The script has been successfully tested on the following environments:

• Raspberry Pi 3 with Raspbian Stretch distro.