chiark / gitweb /
udevadm trigger: allow matching by device name
[elogind.git] / man / tmpfiles.d.xml
index 81457c45e059b144398ad3c6ec3fb50219e7c9fd..1b14d69a91dfceee88c0fdd74b50686f653f3cfa 100644 (file)
                 filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which
                 of the directories they reside in. If multiple files
                 specify the same path, the entry in the file with the
-                lexicographically earliest name will be applied, all
-                all other conflicting entries will be logged as
+                lexicographically earliest name will be applied.
+                All other conflicting entries will be logged as
                 errors. When two lines are prefix and suffix of each
                 other, then the prefix is always processed first, the
                 suffix later. Otherwise, the files/directories are
@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         device node is to be created,
                                         it will be removed and be
                                         replaced by the device
-                                        node.</para></listitem>
+                                        node. It is recommended to suffix this
+                                        entry with an exclamation mark to only
+                                        create static device nodes at boot,
+                                        as udev will not manage static device
+                                        nodes that are created at runtime.
+                                        </para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
@@ -224,7 +229,12 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         device node is to be created,
                                         it will be removed and be
                                         replaced by the device
-                                        node.</para></listitem>
+                                        node. It is recommended to suffix this
+                                        entry with an exclamation mark to only
+                                        create static device nodes at boot,
+                                        as udev will not manage static device
+                                        nodes that are created at runtime.
+                                        </para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>