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[PATCH] fix HOWTO-udev_for_dev for udevdir
[elogind.git]
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udevinfo.8
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udevinfo.8
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udevinfo.8
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-.TH UDEVINFO 8 "
October 2003
" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
+.TH UDEVINFO 8 "
January 2004
" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B udevinfo
.SH NAME
udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B udevinfo
-.RI "[
-q " query_type " -p " sysfs_path "] [
-drVh]"
+.RI "[
\-q " query_type " \-p " sysfs_path "] [\
-drVh]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B udevinfo
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B udevinfo
-allows users to query the udev database for information on any
of the devices
-currently present
i
n the system. It also provides a way to query any device
-in the sysfs tree to help
in
creating
+allows users to query the udev database for information on any
device
+currently present
o
n the system. It also provides a way to query any device
+in the sysfs tree to help creating
.B udev
.B udev
-rule
file
s.
+rules.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
-.B -V
+.B
\
-V
Print the version information.
.TP
Print the version information.
.TP
-.B -r
-Print the
the
+.B
\
-r
+Print the
.B udev_root
directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the
.B udev_root
will be prepended.
.TP
.B udev_root
directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the
.B udev_root
will be prepended.
.TP
-.BI -q " query_type"
+.BI
\
-q " query_type"
Query the database for specified value of a created device node.
Query the database for specified value of a created device node.
+.RB Needs " \-p " or " \-n " specified.
+.br
Valid types are:
Valid types are:
-.BR name ", " symlink ", "
owner " , " group " or " path
.
+.BR name ", " symlink ", "
mode " ," owner " , " group " , " path " or " all
.
.TP
.TP
-.BI -p " sysfs_path"
+.BI
\
-p " sysfs_path"
Specify the sysfs path of the device to query.
.TP
Specify the sysfs path of the device to query.
.TP
-.BI -n " name"
-Specify the name of the node for the device to query.
+.BI \-n " name"
+Specify the name of the node or the symlink for the device to query.
+Partition names generated with the NAME{all_partitons} option can not be
+queried, the main device must be used instead.
.TP
.TP
-.B -d
+.B \-a
+Print all
+.BI SYSFS{ filename }
+attributes along the device chain. Useful for finding
+unique attributes to compose a rule.
+.RB Needs " \-p " specified.
+.TP
+.B \-d
Dump the whole database.
.TP
Dump the whole database.
.TP
-.B -h
+.B
\
-h
Print help text.
.SH "FILES"
.nf
Print help text.
.SH "FILES"
.nf