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diff --git a/man/hwdb.xml b/man/hwdb.xml index b4460c1aee..e6215df738 100644 --- a/man/hwdb.xml +++ b/man/hwdb.xml @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ <?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*--> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "custom-entities.ent" > +%entities; +]> <refentry id="hwdb" conditional="ENABLE_HWDB"> <refentryinfo> @@ -40,17 +43,17 @@ <refsect1><title>Hardware Database Files</title> <para>The hwdb files are read from the files located in the - system hwdb directory <filename>/usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d</filename>, + system hwdb directory <filename>&udevlibexecdir;/hwdb.d</filename>, the volatile runtime directory <filename>/run/udev/hwdb.d</filename> and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/udev/hwdb.d</filename>. All hwdb 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 <filename>/etc</filename> have the highest priority, files in <filename>/run</filename> take precedence - over files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be + over files with the same name in <filename>&rootprefix;/lib</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed; a symlink in <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a hwdb file in - <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, + <filename>&rootprefix;/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, disables the hwdb file entirely. hwdb files must have the extension <filename>.hwdb</filename>; other extensions are ignored.</para> @@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ associated key-value pairs. Every record in the hwdb starts with one or more match string, specifying a shell glob to compare the database lookup string against. Multiple match lines are specified in additional - consecutive lines. Every match line is compared indivdually, they are + consecutive lines. Every match line is compared individually, they are combined by OR. Every match line must start at the first character of the line.</para> @@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ <para>The content of all hwdb files is read by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hwdb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and compiled to a binary database located at <filename>/etc/udev/hwdb.bin</filename>, - or alternatively <filename>/usr/lib/udev/hwdb.bin</filename> if you want ship the compiled + or alternatively <filename>&udevlibexecdir;/hwdb.bin</filename> if you want ship the compiled database in an immutable image. During runtime only the binary database is used.</para> </refsect1> |