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<term><option>--reload-rules</option></term>
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- <para>Signal udevd to reload the rules from the config.</para>
+ <para>Signal udevd to reload the rules files.
+ Usually the udev daemon detects changes automatically, this may
+ only be needed on systems without inotify support. Reloading rules
+ does not apply any changes to already existing devices.</para>
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