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diff --git a/udevinfo.8 b/udevinfo.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..852e2ae93f --- /dev/null +++ b/udevinfo.8 @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.TH UDEVINFO 8 "October 2003" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B udevinfo +.RI "[-q " query_type " -p " sysfs_path "] [-drVh]" +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B udevinfo +allows users to query the udev database for information on any of the devices +currently present in the system. It also provides a way to query any device +in the sysfs tree to help in creating +.B udev +rule files. +.SH "OPTIONS" +.TP +.B -V +Print the version information. +.TP +.B -r +Print the the +.B udev_root +directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the +.B udev_root +will be prepended. +.TP +.BI -q " query_type" +Query the database for specified value of a created device node. +Valid types are: +.BR name ", " symlink ", " owner " , " group " or " path. +.TP +.BI -p " sysfs_path" +Specify the sysfs path of the device to query. +.TP +.BI -n " name" +Specify the name of the node for the device to query. +.TP +.B -d +Dump the whole database. +.TP +.B -h +Print help text. +.SH "FILES" +.nf +/etc/udev/* udev config files +.fi +.LP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR udev (8) +.SH AUTHORS +.B udevinfo +was developed primarily by Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>, with help +from others. |