[PATCH] add Gentoo versions of the rules and permissions files.

[elogind.git] / udev.8

diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8
index 0c461967d2444f6bfc9093f6c804d2c10b5ecaad..5f497af92a8d31106f8d8507f58bb54660803d3b 100644 (file)
--- a/udev.8
+++ b/udev.8
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 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.
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ On device creation,
 .B udev
 reads the sysfs directory of the given device to collect device attributes
 like label, serial number or bus device number.
-These attributes are treated as a key 
+These attributes are treated as a key
 to determine a unique name for device file creation.
 .B udev
 maintains a database for devices present on the system.
@@ -26,6 +29,27 @@ maintains a database for devices present on the system.
 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
@@ -78,7 +102,7 @@ udev_rules="/etc/udev/udev.rules"
 # udev_permissions - The name and location of the udev permission file
 udev_permissions="/etc/udev/udev.permissions"
 
-# default_mode - set the default mode for all nodes that have no 
+# default_mode - set the default mode for all nodes that have no
 #                explicit match in the permissions file
 default_mode="0666"
 .fi
@@ -87,14 +111,14 @@ The rules for udev to use when naming devices may specified at
 .I /etc/udev/udev.rules
 or specified by the
 .I udev_rules
-value in the 
+value in the
 .I /etc/udev/udev.conf
 file.
 .P
 Every line in the rules file define the mapping between device attributes and
 the device file name. It starts with a keyword defining the method used to
 match, followed by one ore more keys to compare and the filename for the
-device. Optional the name for a symlink targeting the node may specified.
+device. One ore more optional symlinks targeting the node may be specified.
 .br
 If no matching configuration is found, the default kernel device name
 is used.
@@ -106,16 +130,22 @@ The line format is:
 where valid methods with corresponding keys are:
 .TP
 .B CALLOUT
-calling external program, that returns a string to match
+calling external program, that returns a string to match.  The
+.B BUS
+key is optional, but if specified, the sysfs device bus must be able to be
+determined by a "device" symlink.
 .br
 .RB "keys: " BUS ", " PROGRAM ", " ID
 .TP
 .B LABEL
 device label or serial number, like USB serial number, SCSI UUID or
-file system label
+file system label.  Up to 5 different sysfs files can be checked, with
+all of the values being required in order to match the rule.  The
+.B BUS
+key is optional, but if specified, the sysfs device bus must be able to be
+detemined by a "device" symlink.
 .br
-.RB "keys: " BUS ", "
-.I sysfs_attribute
+.RB "keys: " BUS ", " SYSFS_
 .TP
 .B NUMBER
 device number on the bus, like PCI bus id
@@ -130,7 +160,7 @@ device position on bus, like physical port of USB device
 .B REPLACE
 string replacement of the kernel device name
 .br
-.RB "key: " KERNEL_NAME
+.RB "key: " KERNEL
 .P
 The methods are applied in the following order:
 .BR CALLOUT ", " LABEL ", " NUMBER ", " TOPOLOGY ", " REPLACE "."
@@ -142,6 +172,9 @@ fields support simple printf-like string substitution:
 The "kernel number" of the device.
 for example, 'sda3' has a "kernel number" of '3'
 .TP
+.B %k
+The "kernel name" for the device.
+.TP
 .B %M
 The kernel major number for the device.
 .TP
@@ -158,7 +191,7 @@ The CALLOUT program returned string.
 .B %D
 Use the devfs style disk name for this device.
 For partitions, this will result in 'part%n'
-If this is not a partition, it will result in 'disk'.
+If this is not a partition, it will result in 'disc'.
 .P
 .RI "A sample " udev.rules " might look like this:"
 .sp
@@ -167,7 +200,10 @@ If this is not a partition, it will result in 'disk'.
 CALLOUT, BUS="scsi", PROGRAM="/sbin/scsi_id", ID="OEM 0815", NAME="disk1"
 
 # USB printer to be called lp_color
-LABEL, BUS="usb", serial="W09090207101241330", NAME="lp_color"
+LABEL, BUS="usb", SYSFS_serial="W09090207101241330", NAME="lp_color"
+
+# SCSI disk with a specific vendor and model number is to be called boot
+LABEL, BUS="scsi", SYSFS_vendor="IBM", SYSFS_model="ST336", NAME="boot%n"
 
 # sound card with PCI bus id 00:0b.0 to be called dsp
 NUMBER, BUS="pci", ID="00:0b.0", NAME="dsp"
@@ -175,11 +211,11 @@ NUMBER, BUS="pci", ID="00:0b.0", NAME="dsp"
 # USB mouse at third port of the second hub to be called mouse1
 TOPOLOGY, BUS="usb", PLACE="2.3", NAME="mouse1"
 
-# ttyUSB1 should always be called pda
-REPLACE, KERNEL="ttyUSB1", NAME="pda"
+# ttyUSB1 should always be called pda with two additional symlinks
+REPLACE, KERNEL="ttyUSB1", NAME="pda", SYMLINK="palmtop handheld"
 
-# USB webcams with symlinks to be called webcam0, webcam1, ...
-LABEL, BUS="usb", model="WebCam Version 3", NAME="video%n", SYMLINK="webcam%n"
+# multiple USB webcams with symlinks to be called webcam0, webcam1, ...
+LABEL, BUS="usb", SYSFS_model="XV3", NAME="video%n", SYMLINK="webcam%n"
 .fi
 .P
 Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at