X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=extras%2Fvolume_id%2FREADME;h=9459c880f8ba10f57a754f46022194749b8a482c;hp=d570615e10ad58d74e8a80b667606e15c6c4e456;hb=86d9bf4bece6d42d2ed91e99bf2773c6b5c30ec3;hpb=27753a3cf74f9d665728e0e2c483435b1d72721f diff --git a/extras/volume_id/README b/extras/volume_id/README index d570615e1..9459c880f 100644 --- a/extras/volume_id/README +++ b/extras/volume_id/README @@ -1,43 +1,66 @@ +vol_id - probe filesystem and read label and uuid -udev_volume_id - partition, filesystem, disklabel reader +vol_id will only return with a non-zero exit code if the string asked for, +is not empty. All trailing whitespace will be removed, spaces replaced by +underscore and slashes ignored. +Unmangled values are available in the --export mode as hex-encoded strings +in *_ENC= keys. -This program is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with the -name, uuid or the filesystem type of a partition to name a device node. -udev_volume_id opens the blockdevice node specified at the commandline. -The following commandline switches are supported to specify what udev_volume_id -should print to stdout: + $ extras/volume_id/vol_id --export /dev/sda6 + ID_FS_USAGE=filesystem + ID_FS_TYPE=ext3 + ID_FS_VERSION=1.0 + ID_FS_UUID=3e999973-00c9-4917-9442-b7633bd95b9e + ID_FS_UUID_ENC=3e999973-00c9-4917-9442-b7633bd95b9e + ID_FS_LABEL=devel + ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=devel - no option prints all values - -h prints help text - -l prints the label of the partition - -u prints the uuid of the partition + $ extras/volume_id/vol_id --label /dev/sda6 + devel -udev_volume_id will only return successful if the string asked for, is not -empty. All trailing whitespace will be removed, spaces replaced by underscore -and slashes ignored. + $ extras/volume_id/vol_id --type /dev/sda6 + ext3 -The following rule will create a symlink named with the label string: - KERNEL="[hs]d*", PROGRAM="/sbin/udev_volume_id -l %N", SYMLINK="%c" -If no label is found udev_volume_id exits with nonzero and the rule will be -ignored. +fstype probe label uuid version +-------------------------------------------------- +linux swap * * * * +btrfs * * * - +ext * * * * +reiserfs jr/3.5/3.6/4 * * * * +fat (12, 16, 32) * * * * +ntfs * * * * +jfs * * * - +xfs * * * - +hfs (plus, wrapped) * * * - +udf * * - - +iso9660 * * - - +ufs * - - - +cramfs * * - - +sysv * * - * +luks * - * - +hpfs * * - - +romfs * * - - +squashfs * - - - +minix * - - * +ocfs (1, 2) * * * * +vxfs * - - * +nss (netware) * - * * +gfs, gfs2 * * * - +oracleasm * * - - -To give it a try, you may call it on the commandline: - - [root@pim udev.kay]# extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id /dev/hda3 - T:ext3 - L:Music Store - N:Music_Store - U:d2da42b5-bbd9-44eb-a72c-cc4542fcb71e - - [root@pim udev.kay]# extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id -l /dev/hda3 - Music_Store - - [root@pim udev.kay]# extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id -t /dev/hda3 - swap - - -Please send any comment/questions/concerns to me or: - linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - -Kay Sievers +Raid members are detected to prevent the probing for a filesystem +----------------------------------------------------------------- +linux raid (md) * * * * +LVM 1 * - - - +LVM 2 * - - * +ddf * - * * +highpoint * - - - +isw_raid * - - - +lsi_raid * - - - +nvidia_raid * - - - +promise_raid * - - - +silicon_raid * - - - +via_raid * - - - +jmicron * - - - +adaptec * - - -