Hi Jeff,
>> 2. How can I unmount the external Backup drive when the script is
>> done, so it can be safely unpugged (FireWire)?
> /usr/sbin/diskutil eject '/Volumes/The DriveName'
That seems to work great, thanks :-)
Now I just need an answer to:
>> 1. How can I check whether the external volume "Backup" is
>> mounted, and conditionally execute the script (else mail to say
>> there was an error). Simply checking whether /Volumes/Backup
>> exists isn't reliable since there may be a directory created there
>> (as I've seen created when the script runs with no disk attached).
Thanks,
Tom