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diff --git a/extras/volume_id/vol_id.8 b/extras/volume_id/vol_id.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ffe7ce220 --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/volume_id/vol_id.8 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.TH VOL_ID 8 "November 2005" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +vol_id \- probe filesystem type and read label and uuid +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BI vol_id +[\fI--export\fP|\fI-t\fP|\fI-l\fP|\fI-u\fP] \fIblockdevice\fP +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B vol_id +is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with the +label and uuid of a filesystem. vol_id supports all common +filesystem formats and detects various raid setups to prevent +the recognition of raid members as a filesystem. +.SH USAGE +.B vol_id +opens the device node specified at the commandline. +.SH OPTIONS +The following commandline switches are supported to specify what vol_id +should print: +.TP +.BI --export +print all values in key/value format to import them into the environment. +.TP +.BI -l +print the label of the partition +.TP +.BI -t +print the type of the partition +.TP +.BI -u +print the uuid of the partition +.RE +.SH EXIT STATUS +.B vol_id +will only return successful if the string asked for is not empty. +All trailing whitespace will be removed, spaces replaced by underscore +and slashes ignored. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR udev (8) +.SH AUTHORS +Developed by Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>. + |