1 .TH USB_ID 8 "January 2009" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
3 usb_id \- udev callout to read information from USB devices
6 [\fB--usb-info\fP] [\fB--num-info\fP] [\fB--export\fP] [\fB--debug\fP]
12 is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with a unique string and
13 additional information (uuid, label) for a USB device. Udev can use this
14 information to create symlinks in /dev to the real device node.
16 .B usb_id \fIdevpath\fP
17 opens the device node specified at the commandline and prints the
18 information chosen by the options.
20 The following commandline switches are supported to specify what usb_id
24 print USB strings instead of, e.g. SCSI strings for a mass storage device
27 print numerical values instead of strings. Implies \fB--usb-info\fP.
30 print values as environment keys
38 Developed by Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>.