X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fudev.xml;h=34b2e12f78190e1a6b88b0c0b124b2cb6a9b273e;hb=9b15b7846d4de01bb5d9700a24077787e984e8ab;hp=87c16c78eed46698ad3e362399513d640dcf5b62;hpb=33488f19793dc0a86fdee27266c5319b5b78d695;p=elogind.git diff --git a/man/udev.xml b/man/udev.xml index 87c16c78e..34b2e12f7 100644 --- a/man/udev.xml +++ b/man/udev.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + @@ -735,43 +735,6 @@ - Hardware Database Files - The hwdb files are read from the files located in the - system hwdb directory /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d, - the volatile runtime directory /run/udev/hwdb.d - and the local administration directory /etc/udev/hwdb.d. - All hwdb files are collectively sorted and processed in lexical order, - regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with - identical filenames replace each other. Files in /etc - have the highest priority, files in /run take precedence - over files with the same name in /usr/lib. This can be - used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed; - a symlink in /etc with the same name as a hwdb file in - /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null, - disables the hwdb file entirely. hwdb files must have the extension - .hwdb; other extensions are ignored. - - The hwdb file contains data records consisting of matches and - associated key-value pairs. Every record in the hwdb starts with one or - more match string, specifying a shell glob to compare the database - lookup string against. Multiple match lines are specified in additional - consecutive lines. Every match line is compared indivdually, they are - combined by OR. Every match line must start at the first character of - the line. - - The match lines are followed by one or more key-value pair lines, which - are recognized by a leading space character. The key name and value are separated - by =. An empty line signifies the end - of a record. Lines beginning with # are ignored. - - The content of all hwdb files is read by - udevadm8 - and compiled to a binary database located at /etc/udev/hwdb.bin, - or alternatively /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.bin if you want ship the compiled - database in an immutable image. - During runtime only the binary database is used. - - See Also