raspberry pi mount external hard drive

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

int main() {
    std::string mountPoint = "/mnt/external_drive";  // Define the mount point directory
    std::string devicePath = "/dev/sda1";            // Replace with the correct device path of the external hard drive

    // Check if the mount point exists, create if not
    std::ifstream mountCheck(mountPoint);
    if (mountCheck.fail()) {
        std::stringstream mkdirCommand;
        mkdirCommand << "sudo mkdir " << mountPoint;
        system(mkdirCommand.str().c_str());
    }
    mountCheck.close();

    // Mount the external hard drive
    std::stringstream mountCommand;
    mountCommand << "sudo mount " << devicePath << " " << mountPoint;
    system(mountCommand.str().c_str());

    // Check if the mount was successful
    std::ifstream mountResultCheck(mountPoint);
    if (mountResultCheck.fail()) {
        std::cerr << "Mounting failed. Check the device path and permissions." << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    mountResultCheck.close();

    // Display success message
    std::cout << "External hard drive mounted successfully at: " << mountPoint << std::endl;

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}