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diff --git a/extras/usb_id/usb_id.8 b/extras/usb_id/usb_id.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0d5c0958b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/usb_id/usb_id.8 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.TH USB_ID 8 "January 2009" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +usb_id \- udev callout to read information from USB devices +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B usb_id +[\fB--usb-info\fP] [\fB--num-info\fP] [\fB--export\fP] [\fB--debug\fP] +.I devpath +.br +.B usb_id --help +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B usb_id +is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with a unique string and +additional information (uuid, label) for a USB device. Udev can use this +information to create symlinks in /dev to the real device node. +.SH USAGE +.B usb_id \fIdevpath\fP +opens the device node specified at the commandline and prints the +information chosen by the options. +.SH OPTIONS +The following commandline switches are supported to specify what usb_id +should print: +.TP +.B -u, --usb-info +print USB strings instead of, e.g. SCSI strings for a mass storage device +.TP +.B -n, --num-info +print numerical values instead of strings. Implies \fB--usb-info\fP. +.TP +.B -x, --export +print values as environment keys +.TP +.B -h, --help +print usage help +.RE +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR udev (7) +.SH AUTHORS +Developed by Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>. |