[PATCH] add any valid device

[elogind.git] / udev.8

diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8
index 0c461967d2444f6bfc9093f6c804d2c10b5ecaad..c4ee23dcc78f8cc2cf6bba275f022c86207434a3 100644 (file)
--- a/udev.8
+++ b/udev.8
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 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.
 .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.
 to determine a unique name for device file creation.
 .B udev
 maintains a database for devices present on the system.


@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ The rules for udev to use when naming devices may specified at
 .I /etc/udev/udev.rules
 or specified by the
 .I udev_rules
 .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
 .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.
 .br
 If no matching configuration is found, the default kernel device name
 is used.


@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ calling external program, that returns a string to match
 device label or serial number, like USB serial number, SCSI UUID or
 file system label
 .br
 device label or serial number, like USB serial number, SCSI UUID or
 file system label
 .br

-.RB "keys: " BUS ", "
-.I sysfs_attribute
+.RB "keys: " BUS ", " SYSFS_

 .TP
 .B NUMBER
 device number on the bus, like PCI bus id
 .TP
 .B NUMBER
 device number on the bus, like PCI bus id


@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ device position on bus, like physical port of USB device
 .B REPLACE
 string replacement of the kernel device name
 .br
 .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 "."
 .P
 The methods are applied in the following order:
 .BR CALLOUT ", " LABEL ", " NUMBER ", " TOPOLOGY ", " REPLACE "."


@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ The CALLOUT program returned string.
 .B %D
 Use the devfs style disk name for this device.
 For partitions, this will result in 'part%n'
 .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
 .P
 .RI "A sample " udev.rules " might look like this:"
 .sp


@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ 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
 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"

 
 # sound card with PCI bus id 00:0b.0 to be called dsp
 NUMBER, BUS="pci", ID="00:0b.0", NAME="dsp"
 
 # sound card with PCI bus id 00:0b.0 to be called dsp
 NUMBER, BUS="pci", ID="00:0b.0", NAME="dsp"


@@ -175,11 +174,11 @@ 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"
 
 # 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
 .fi
 .P
 Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at