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diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8
index 42239c824d..79b74bf659 100644
--- a/udev.8
+++ b/udev.8
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ reads the sysfs directory of the given device to collect device attributes
like label, serial number or bus device number.
These attributes are treated as a key
to determine a unique name for device file creation.
-udev maintains a database for devices present on the system.
+.B udev
+maintains a database for devices present on the system.
.br
On device removal,
.B udev
queries the internal database for the name of the device file to be deleted.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
-udev expects its configuration at
+.B udev
+expects its configuration at
.I /etc/udev/udev.config.
The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and
lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored.
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ TOPOLOGY, BUS="usb", PLACE="2.3", NAME="mouse1"
# ttyUSB1 should always be called pda
REPLACE, KERNEL="ttyUSB1", NAME="pda"
-# if /sbin/dev_id returns "V0815" device will be called dev0815
-CALLOUT, PROGRAM="/sbin/dev_id", BUS="pci", ID="V0815", NAME="dev0815"
+# if /sbin/scsi_id returns "OEM 0815" device will be called disk1
+CALLOUT, PROGRAM="/sbin/scsi_id" BUS="scsi", ID="OEM 0815" NAME="disk1"
.fi
.P
Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at
@@ -120,5 +122,6 @@ The
.I http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/
web site.
.SH AUTHORS
-udev was developed by Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com> with much help from
+.B udev
+was developed by Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com> with much help from
Dan Stekloff <dsteklof@us.ibm.com> and many others.