udev \- Linux configurable dynamic device naming support
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI udev " hotplug-subsystem"
+.br
+.B udev
+.RI "[-q " sysfs_path "] [-rVh]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B udev
creates or removes device node files usually located in the /dev directory.
On device removal,
.B udev
queries the internal 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.
+.TP
+.BI -q " sysfs_path"
+Query with the sysfs path as argument for the name of the created device node.
+.TP
+.B -h
+Print help text.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
All
.B udev
string replacement of the kernel device name
.br
.RB "key: " KERNEL
+.TP
+.B IGNORE
+tell udev to not care about creation of this device, e.g. because the
+device is already handled by another program
+.br
+.RB "key: " KERNEL
.P
The methods are applied in the following order:
-.BR CALLOUT ", " LABEL ", " NUMBER ", " TOPOLOGY ", " REPLACE "."
+.BR IGNORE ", " CALLOUT ", " LABEL ", " NUMBER ", " TOPOLOGY ", " REPLACE "."
.P
.RB "The " NAME " ," SYMLINK " and " PROGRAM
fields support simple printf-like string substitution: