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here a new patch for the man page:
o namdev.permissions added
o corrected a few typos
o corrected text for config line format.
  owner, group mode are only in namedev.permissions
  (don't know what i was dreaming, while i wrote this :))
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kay@vrfy.org 2003-10-21 21:46:00 -07:00 committed by Greg KH
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.SH NAME
udev \- Linux configurable dynamic device naming support
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B udev
.BI udev " hotplug-subsystem"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B udev
creates or removes device node files usually located in the /dev directory.
Its goal is to provide a dynamic device directory that contains only the files
for devices that are actually present.
.P
As part of the
.B hotplug
subsystem,
.B udev
is exectuted if a kernel device is added or removed from the system.
.P
is executed if a kernel device is added or removed from the system.
On device creation,
.B udev
reads the sysfs directory of the given device, to collect device attributes
reads the sysfs directory of the given device to collect device attributes
like label, serial number or bus device number.
These attributes are passed as a key to the namedev subsystem
to receive a unique name for device file creation.
namedev maintains a database for devices present on the system.
.P
.br
On device removal,
.B udev
queries the namedev database for the name of the device file to delete.
.P
queries the namedev database for the name of the device file to be deleted.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
namedev expects its configuration at
.I /etc/udev/namedev.config.
The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and
@ -31,11 +33,16 @@ lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored.
.br
Every line defines the mapping between device attributes and the device file
name. It starts with a keyword defining the method used to match, followed by
one ore more keys to compare, optional ownwership and permission settings and
the filename for the device. If no matching configuration is found,
the default kernel device name is used.
one ore more keys to compare and the filename for the device. If no matching
configuration is found, the default kernel device name is used.
.P
.I method, key,[key,...] [owner,] [group,] [mode,] name
The line format is:
.RS
.sp
.I method, key,[key,...] name
.sp
.RE
where valid methods with corresponding keys are:
.TP
.B LABEL
device label or serial number, like USB serial number, SCSI UUID or
@ -62,7 +69,9 @@ key: \fBKERNEL_NAME\fP
calling external program, that returns a string to match
.br
keys: \fBBUS\fP, \fBPROGRAM\fP, \fBID\fP
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.P
A sample \fInamedev.conf\fP might look like this:
.sp
.nf
# USB printer to be called lp_color
LABEL, BUS="usb", serial="W09090207101241330", NAME="lp_color"
@ -79,6 +88,22 @@ REPLACE, KERNEL="ttyUSB1", NAME="pda"
# if /sbin/dev_id returns "V0815" device will be called dev0815
CALLOUT, PROGRAM="/sbin/dev_id", BUS="pci", ID="V0815", NAME="dev0815"
.fi
.P
Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at
.I /etc/udev/namedev.permissions.
The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and
lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored.
.br
Every line lists a device name followed by owner, group and permission mode. All values are separated by colons.
.sp
A sample \fInamedev.permissions\fP might look like this:
.sp
.nf
#name:user:group:mode
ttyUSB1:root:uucp:0666
dsp1:::0666
.fi
.SH "FILES"
.nf
.ft B
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.fi
.LP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B hotplug (8)
.BR hotplug (8)
.PP
The
.I http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/