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diff --git a/udevinfo.xml b/udevinfo.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d6eecfb70d --- /dev/null +++ b/udevinfo.xml @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<article> + <articleinfo> + <title>xmlto</title> + <author> + <firstname>Kay</firstname> + <surname>Sievers</surname> + <email>kay.sievers@vrfy.org</email> + </author> + <copyright> + <year>2005</year> + <holder>Kay Sievers</holder> + </copyright> + </articleinfo> + + <section> + <title>udevinfo</title> + <refentry> + <refentryinfo> + <title>udevinfo</title> + <date>August 2005</date> + <productname>udev</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>udevinfo</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>udevinfo</refname><refpurpose>query device information from the udev database</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>udevinfo</command> + <arg><option>-q <replaceable>query-type</replaceable></option></arg> + <arg><option>-a </option></arg> + <arg><option>-p <replaceable>device-path</replaceable></option></arg> + <arg><option>-n <replaceable>node-name</replaceable></option></arg> + <arg><option>-r</option></arg> + <arg><option>-e</option></arg> + <arg><option>-V</option></arg> + <arg><option>-h</option></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para>udevinfo queries the udev database for device information + stored in the udev database. It can also query the properties + of a device from its sysfs representation to help creating udev + rules that match this device.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-q</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Query the database for specified type of device data. It needs the + <option>-p</option> or <option>-n</option> to identify the specified + device. Valid queries are: + <command>name</command>, <command>symlink</command>, <command>path</command>, + <command>env</command>, <command>all</command>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-a</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Print all sysfs properties of the specified device that can be used + in udev rules to match the specified device. It prints all devices + along the chain, up to the root of sysfs that can be used in udev rules.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-p <replaceable>device-path</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para>The sysfs path of the device to query.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-n <replaceable>node-name</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para>The name of the device node or a symlink to query</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-r</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>The udev root directory: <filename>/dev</filename>. If used in conjunction + with a <command>name</command> or <command>symlink</command> query, the + query returns the absolute path.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-e</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Export the content of the udev database.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-h</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Print help text.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title> + <para>Written by Kay Sievers <email>kay.sievers@vrfy.org</email>.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para><citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry></para> + </refsect1> + </refentry> + </section> +</article> |