udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B udevinfo
-.RI "[-q " query_type " -p " sysfs_path "] [-drVh]"
+.RI "[\-q " query_type " \-p " sysfs_path "] [\-drVh]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B udevinfo
-allows users to query the udev database for information on any of the devices
-currently present in the system. It also provides a way to query any device
-in the sysfs tree to help in creating
+allows users to query the udev database for information on any device
+currently present on the system. It also provides a way to query any device
+in the sysfs tree to help creating
.B udev
-rule files.
+rules.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
-.B -V
+.B \-V
Print the version information.
.TP
-.B -r
-Print the the
+.B \-r
+Print the
.B udev_root
directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the
.B udev_root
will be prepended.
.TP
-.BI -q " query_type"
+.BI \-q " query_type"
Query the database for specified value of a created device node.
-.RB Needs " -p " or " -n " specified.
+.RB Needs " \-p " or " \-n " specified.
.br
Valid types are:
-.BR name ", " symlink ", " mode " ," owner " , " group " or " path.
+.BR name ", " symlink ", " mode " ," owner " , " group " , " path " or " all.
.TP
-.BI -p " sysfs_path"
+.BI \-p " sysfs_path"
Specify the sysfs path of the device to query.
.TP
-.BI -n " name"
-Specify the name of the node for the device to query.
+.BI \-n " name"
+Specify the name of the node or the symlink for the device to query.
+Partition names generated with the NAME{all_partitons} option can not be
+queried, the main device must be used instead.
.TP
-.B -a
+.B \-a
Print all
.BI SYSFS{ filename }
-attributes along the device chain. Useful for for finding
+attributes along the device chain. Useful for finding
unique attributes to compose a rule.
-.RB Needs " -p " specified.
+.RB Needs " \-p " specified.
.TP
-.B -d
+.B \-d
Dump the whole database.
.TP
-.B -h
+.B \-h
Print help text.
.SH "FILES"
.nf
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