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diff --git a/extras/ata_id/ata_id.8 b/extras/ata_id/ata_id.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0ef9e3ed84 --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/ata_id/ata_id.8 @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +.TH ATA_ID 8 "November 2005" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +ata_id \- udev callout to read product/serial number from ATA drives +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BI ata_id +[\fI--export\fP] \fIblockdevice\fP +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B ata_id +is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with a unique string and +additional information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive. Udev can use this +information to create symlinks in /dev/disk/by-id and /dev/disk/by-label +to the real device node. +.SH USAGE +.B ata_id +opens the blockdevice node specified at the commandline and prints the +information chosen by the options. +.SH OPTIONS +The following commandline switches are supported to specify what ata_id +should print: +.TP +.BI --export +print all values (instead of only the id) +.RE +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR udev (8) +.SH AUTHORS +Developed by Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>. + |