diff --git a/man/udev.xml b/man/udev.xml index 98bfaed2a..eb6d38c3e 100644 --- a/man/udev.xml +++ b/man/udev.xml @@ -55,15 +55,17 @@ Rules Files - The udev rules are read from the files located in the - system rules directory /lib/udev/rules.d, + The udev rules are read from the files located in the system rules + directory /lib/udev/rules.d (additionally + /usr/lib/udev/rules.d when built with --enable-split-usr), the volatile runtime directory /run/udev/rules.d and the local administration directory /etc/udev/rules.d. All rules 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 /lib. This can be + over files with the same name in /lib (or + /usr/lib). This can be used to override a system-supplied rules file with a local file if needed; a symlink in /etc with the same name as a rules file in /lib, pointing to /dev/null,