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@@ -104,6 +104,36 @@ Every rule consists of a list of comma separated key value fields: .sp .IR "key " ,[ "key " ,...] .P +Each key has the following format: +.sp +.IR "name op value" +.P +There are distinct key operation types, depending on the type of the key, it +does a comparison or an assignment. +.P +Comparison operators are: +.TP +.B == +Compare for equality. +.TP +.B != +Compare for non-equality. +.P +Assignment operators are: +.TP +.B += +Add the value to a key that holds a list of entries. +.TP +.B := +Assign a value to a key finally; disallow any later changes, which +is useful to prevent changes by any later rules. +.TP +.B = +Asign a value to a key. Keys that represent a list, are reset and only this +single value is assigned. While this operator still works inplicitely as +comparison on keys that can't get a value assigned, its usage as an comparison +operator is deprecated. +.P The following key names can be used to match against device properties: .TP .B BUS |