[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 51c55bc5a6adc83cfc7ea609f8ce7ab2a284c2a7..936ec15d2a1ed77b3c49423db917ad3a3789b3f2 100644 (file)
--- a/udev.8.in
+++ b/udev.8.in
@@ -145,20 +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


@@ -177,6 +163,21 @@ distribution provided rules file.
 .B OWNER, GROUP, MODE
 The permissions for the device node. Every specified value overwrites the
 compiled-in default value.
 .B OWNER, GROUP, MODE
 The permissions for the device node. Every specified value overwrites the
 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:


@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ all remaining parts of the result string are substituted:
 The name of a created temporary device node to provide access to the
 device from a external program.
 .TP
 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