eudev/udevsend.8

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.TH "UDEVSEND" "8" "August 2005" "udev" "udevsend"
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.SH "NAME"
udevsend \- send the current environment to the udev daemon
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 9
\fBudevsend\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Usually the udev daemon listens directly to the kernel uevents. udevsend may be used to pass events for already existing devices from a userspace application to the daemon.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.TP
\fBACTION\fR
\fIadd\fR
or
\fIremove\fR
signifies the addition or the removal of a device.
.TP
\fBDEVPATH\fR
The sysfs devpath without the mountpoint but a leading slash.
.TP
\fBSUBSYSTEM\fR
The kernel subsystem the device belongs to.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Written by Kay Sievers
<kay.sievers@vrfy.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBudev\fR(7),
\fBudevd\fR(8)