X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=udevinfo.8;h=bf6a0aded1ee3a0e8061dda6de0d12e4c9a6526d;hp=528fa4ad958660c5c079f93f91a4048a7e78ee77;hb=4a539daf1e5daa17b52239478d97f8dc7a6506b6;hpb=8ea84a8a781c22f67def088eb9df581590393cda diff --git a/udevinfo.8 b/udevinfo.8 index 528fa4ad9..bf6a0aded 100644 --- a/udevinfo.8 +++ b/udevinfo.8 @@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev .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 Print the version information. .TP .B \-r -Print the the +Print the .B udev_root directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the .B udev_root @@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ Specify the sysfs path of the device to query. .TP .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 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. .TP