X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=udev.8;h=aea922675a447dc86a5f665f2e0f056bf188e1c5;hb=0c040e8d7cc0d027a240769dd7455679beca521d;hp=0421fee4e66f9ad72e2f4e51284e54a74b540385;hpb=18f0045bc86f6b8b50a91fc4e8af4cfdd2379751;p=elogind.git diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8 index 0421fee4e..aea922675 100644 --- a/udev.8 +++ b/udev.8 @@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ udev \- Linux configurable dynamic device naming support .SH SYNOPSIS .BI udev " hotplug-subsystem" -.br -.B udev -.RI "[-q " query_type " -p " sysfs_path "] [-drVh]" .SH "DESCRIPTION" .B udev creates or removes device node files usually located in the /dev directory. @@ -29,37 +26,6 @@ maintains a database for devices present on the system. On device removal, .B udev queries its database for the name of the device file to be deleted. -.SH "OPTIONS" -.B udev -normally is called by -.B hotplug -with the subsystem as argument and various environment variables set. -.br -It may also called with the following options: -.TP -.B -V -Print the version information. -.TP -.B -r -Print the the -.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" -Query the database for specified value of a created device node. -Valid types are: -.BR name ", " symlink ", " owner " or " group . -.TP -.BI -p " sysfs_path" -Specify the sysfs path needed for the query. -.TP -.B -d -Dump the whole database. -.TP -.B -h -Print help text. .SH "CONFIGURATION" All .B udev @@ -91,10 +57,25 @@ This is the location of the udev rules file. The default value for this is This is the location of the udev permission file. The default value for this is .I /etc/udev/udev.permissions .TP +.B udev_log +If you want udev to log some information to the syslog for every node created or +removed. The default value for this is +.I yes +.TP .B default_mode This is the default mode for all nodes that have no explicit match in the permissions file. The default value for this is .I 0666 +.TP +.B default_owner +This is the default owner for all nodes that have no explicit match in the +permissions file. The default value for this is +.I root +.TP +.B default_group +This is the default group for all nodes that have no explicit match in the +permissions file. The default value for this is +.I root .br .P .RI "A sample " udev.conf " might look like this: @@ -112,9 +93,20 @@ udev_rules="/etc/udev/udev.rules" # udev_permissions - The name and location of the udev permission file udev_permissions="/etc/udev/udev.permissions" +# udev_log - set to "yes" if you want logging, else "no" +udev_log="yes" + # default_mode - set the default mode for all nodes that have no # explicit match in the permissions file default_mode="0666" + +# default_owner - set the default owner for all nodes that have no +# explicit match in the permissions file +default_owner="root" + +# default_group - set the default group for all nodes that have no +# explicit match in the permissions file +default_group="root" .fi .P The rules for udev to use when naming devices may specified at @@ -275,6 +267,7 @@ following the '[' is a '!' then any character not enclosed is matched. .fi .LP .SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR udevinfo (8), .BR hotplug (8) .PP The