[PATCH] introduce OPTIONS=ignore_device, ignore_remove, all_partitions" key

[elogind.git] / udev.8.in

diff --git a/udev.8.in b/udev.8.in
index 0cc2f939e3fa77dc924263273e16386e4d1384cb..936ec15d2a1ed77b3c49423db917ad3a3789b3f2 100644 (file)
--- a/udev.8.in
+++ b/udev.8.in
@@ -59,22 +59,6 @@ All rule files are read in lexical order. The default value is
 The switch to enable/disable logging of udev information
 The default value is
 .IR yes .
 The switch to enable/disable logging of udev information
 The default value is
 .IR yes .

-.TP
-.B default_mode
-The default mode for all nodes where no explicit value is given by a rule.
-The default value is
-.IR 0660 .
-.TP
-.B default_owner
-The default owner for all nodes where no explicit value is given by a rule.
-The default value is
-.IR root .
-.TP
-.B default_group
-The default group for all nodes where no explicitly value is given by a rule.
-The default value is
-.IR root .
-.br

 .P
 .RI "A sample " udev.conf " file might look like this:
 .sp
 .P
 .RI "A sample " udev.conf " file might look like this:
 .sp


@@ -91,18 +75,6 @@ udev_rules="/etc/udev/rules.d/"
 
 # udev_log - set to "yes" if you want logging, else "no"
 udev_log="yes"
 
 # 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
-#                permissions specified
-default_mode="0660"
-
-# default_owner - set the default owner for all nodes that have no
-#                 permissions specified
-default_owner="root"
-
-# default_group - set the default group for all nodes that have no
-#                 permissions specified
-default_group="root"

 .fi
 .P
 The rules for device naming are read from the files located in the
 .fi
 .P
 The rules for device naming are read from the files located in the


@@ -173,20 +145,6 @@ call.
 .B NAME
 The name of the node to be created, or the name, the network interface
 should be renamed to.
 .B NAME
 The name of the node to be created, or the name, the network interface
 should be renamed to.

-.br
-If given with the attribute
-.BR NAME{ all_partitions }
-.B udev
-will create device nodes for all 15 partitions of a blockdevice.
-This may be useful for removable media devices.
-.br
-If given with the attribute
-.BR NAME{ ignore_remove }
-.B udev
-will ignore any later remove event for this device.
-This may be useful as a workaround for broken device drivers.
-.sp
-Multiple attributes may be separated by comma.

 .TP
 .B SYMLINK
 The name of a symlink targeting the node. Multiple symlinks may be
 .TP
 .B SYMLINK
 The name of a symlink targeting the node. Multiple symlinks may be


@@ -204,7 +162,22 @@ distribution provided rules file.
 .TP
 .B OWNER, GROUP, MODE
 The permissions for the device node. Every specified value overwrites the
 .TP
 .B OWNER, GROUP, MODE
 The permissions for the device node. Every specified value overwrites the

-default value specified in the config file.
+compiled-in default value.
+.TP
+.B OPTIONS
+.B ignore_device
+will ignore this device. No node will be created.
+.sp
+.B ignore_remove
+will ignore any later remove event for this device.
+This may be useful as a workaround for broken device drivers.
+.sp
+.B all_partitions
+will create device nodes for all available partitions of a blockdevice.
+This may be useful for removable media devices which do not detect a media
+change.
+.sp
+Multiple attributes may be separated by comma.

 .P
 .RB "The " NAME ", " SYMLINK ", " PROGRAM ", " OWNER " and " GROUP
 fields support simple printf-like string substitutions:
 .P
 .RB "The " NAME ", " SYMLINK ", " PROGRAM ", " OWNER " and " GROUP
 fields support simple printf-like string substitutions:


@@ -216,6 +189,9 @@ For example, 'sda3' has a "kernel number" of '3'.
 .B %k
 The "kernel name" for the device.
 .TP
 .B %k
 The "kernel name" for the device.
 .TP

+.B %p
+The devpath for the device.
+.TP

 .B %M
 The kernel major number for the device.
 .TP
 .B %M
 The kernel major number for the device.
 .TP


@@ -239,6 +215,13 @@ If the number is followed by the + char this part plus
 all remaining parts of the result string are substituted:
 .BI %c{ N+ }
 .TP
 all remaining parts of the result string are substituted:
 .BI %c{ N+ }
 .TP

+.B %N
+The name of a created temporary device node to provide access to the
+device from a external program.
+.TP
+.B %P
+The node name of the parent device.
+.TP

 .BI %s{ filename }
 The content of a sysfs attribute.
 .TP
 .BI %s{ filename }
 The content of a sysfs attribute.
 .TP