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[PATCH] udev - activate formt length attribute
[elogind.git]
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udev.8
diff --git
a/udev.8
b/udev.8
index 8f0060580d7c13e3c94bc966ebd3ae617a2906b7..e449ef8dbb37c95c228db215aed830bd33fbb445 100644
(file)
--- a/
udev.8
+++ b/
udev.8
@@
-209,7
+209,7
@@
fields support simple printf-like string substitution:
.TP
.B %n
The "kernel number" of the device.
.TP
.B %n
The "kernel number" of the device.
-for example, 'sda3' has a "kernel number" of '3'
+For example, 'sda3' has a "kernel number" of '3'.
.TP
.B %k
The "kernel name" for the device.
.TP
.B %k
The "kernel name" for the device.
@@
-239,7
+239,11
@@
my be selected by specifying the part number as a attribute:
The content of a sysfs attribute.
.TP
.B %%
The content of a sysfs attribute.
.TP
.B %%
-The '%' char itself.
+The '%' character itself.
+.P
+The count of charcters to insert may be limited by specifying
+the format length value. For example, '%3s{file}' will only insert
+the first three characters of the sysfs attribute.
.P
.RI "A sample " udev.rules " might look like this:"
.sp
.P
.RI "A sample " udev.rules " might look like this:"
.sp