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diff --git a/man/systemd.device.xml b/man/systemd.device.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7b9cc222c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd.device.xml @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="systemd.device"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd.device</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Lennart</firstname> + <surname>Poettering</surname> + <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd.device</refname> + <refpurpose>systemd device configuration files</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>systemd.device</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in + <filename>.device</filename> encodes information about + a device unit as exposed in the + sysfs/<citerefentry><refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + device tree.</para> + + <para>This unit type has no specific options. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for the common options of all unit configuration + files. The common configuration items are configured + in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. A + seperate [Device] section does not exist, since no + device-specific options may be configured.</para> + + <para>systemd will automatically create dynamic device + units for all kernel devices that are marked with the + "systemd" udev tag (by default all block and network + devices, and a few others). This may be used to define + dependencies between devices and other + units.</para> + + <para>Device units are named after the + <filename>/sys</filename> and + <filename>/dev</filename> paths they control. Example: + the device <filename>/dev/sda5</filename> is exposed + in systemd as <filename>dev-sda5.device</filename>. For + details about the escaping logic used to convert a + file system path to a unit name see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>The udev Database</title> + + <para>The settings of device units may either be + configured via unit files, or directly from the udev + database (which is recommended). The following udev + properties are understood by systemd:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>SYSTEMD_WANTS=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Adds dependencies of + type <varname>Wants</varname> from + this unit to all listed units. This + may be used to activate aritrary units + if a specific device becomes + available.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>SYSTEMD_ALIAS=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Adds an additional + alias name to the device unit. This + must be an absolute path that is + automatically transformed into a unit + name. (See above.)</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE=</varname></term> + <term><varname>ID_MODEL=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>If set, this property is + used as description string for the + device unit.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |