In article <001601bf2b83$7d939f80$9423a8c0@markr.cat.co.za> you wrote:
> I would like to determine whether my system has a disk or network controller
> without checking each device. Is it possible/is there a simple mechanism to
> determine whether there is a disk or network controller in my system?

For disks: dmesg | grep ^[sw]d
For network: ifconfig -l


 - Hubert

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