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Linux shell get device id from user input

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So I am working on an install script for a program that needs the device id from lsusb in its configuration so I was thinking of doing the following: $usblist=(lsusb) #put the list into a array for each line. #use the array to give the user a selection list usinging whiptail. #from that line strip out the device id and vender id from the selected line. The line looks as follows: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial So I want only the 9 characters after "ID{space}"
Asked by Martinn Roelofse (11 rep)
May 28, 2018, 07:53 AM
Last activity: Jun 13, 2025, 09:06 PM