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| 4 |   <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 |   %general-entities;
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| 7 | 
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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-udev" role="wrap">
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| 9 |   <?dbhtml filename="udev.html"?>
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| 10 | 
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| 11 |   <title>Udev-&udev-version;</title>
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| 12 | 
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| 13 |   <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev">
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| 14 |     <primary sortas="a-Udev">Udev</primary>
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| 15 |   </indexterm>
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| 16 | 
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| 17 |   <sect2 role="package">
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| 18 |     <title/>
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| 19 | 
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| 20 |     <para>The Udev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device
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| 21 |     nodes.</para>
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| 22 | 
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| 23 |   </sect2>
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| 24 | 
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| 25 |   <sect2 role="installation">
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| 26 |     <title>Installation of Udev</title>
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| 27 | 
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| 28 |     <para os="a">Compile the package:</para>
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| 29 | 
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| 30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>make EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
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| 31 |     extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
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| 32 |     extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id" udevdir=/dev</userinput></screen>
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| 33 | 
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| 34 |     <variablelist os="c">
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| 35 |       <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
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| 36 | 
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| 37 |       <varlistentry>
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| 38 |       <term><parameter>EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware
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| 39 |       extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id extras/edd_id
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| 40 |       extras/dasd_id extras/path_id"</parameter></term>
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| 41 |         <listitem>
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| 42 |           <para>This builds the helper applications that are used with
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| 43 |           udev. The helper programs assist in correct handling of devices.</para>
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| 44 |         </listitem>
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| 45 |       </varlistentry>
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| 46 | 
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| 47 |     </variablelist>
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| 48 | 
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| 49 |     <para os="d">If you want to run the testsuite, you need to change
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| 50 |     a hardcoded reference to the <command>test</command>
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| 51 |     program:</para>
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| 52 | 
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| 53 |     <screen os="e"><userinput>sed -i 's@/usr/bin/test@/bin/test@' test/udev-test.pl</userinput></screen>
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| 54 | 
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| 55 |     <para os="f">To test the results, issue:
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| 56 |     <userinput>make test</userinput>.</para>
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| 57 | 
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| 58 |     <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
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| 59 | 
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| 60 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make DESTDIR=/ \
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| 61 |     EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
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| 62 |     extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
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| 63 |     extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id" udevdir=/dev install</userinput></screen>
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| 64 | 
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| 65 |     <variablelist os="i">
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| 66 |       <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
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| 67 | 
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| 68 |       <varlistentry>
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| 69 |       <term><parameter>DESTDIR=/</parameter></term>
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| 70 |         <listitem>
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| 71 |           <para>This prevents the Udev build process from killing any
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| 72 |           <command>udevd</command> processes that may be running on the
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| 73 |           system.</para>
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| 74 |         </listitem>
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| 75 |       </varlistentry>
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| 76 | 
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| 77 |     </variablelist>
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| 78 | 
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| 79 |     <para os="i">Install a necessary helper script:</para>
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| 80 | 
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| 81 | <screen os="j"><userinput>install -v extras/eventrecorder.sh /lib/udev</userinput></screen>
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| 82 | 
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| 83 |     <para os="l">Install the documentation that explains how to create
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| 84 |     Udev rules:</para>
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| 85 | 
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| 86 | <screen os="m"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html \
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| 87 |     /usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html</userinput></screen>
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| 88 | 
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| 89 |     <para os="n">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be
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| 90 |     loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para>
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| 91 | 
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| 92 | <screen os="o"><userinput>install -dv /lib/firmware</userinput></screen>
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| 93 | 
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| 94 |   </sect2>
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| 95 | 
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| 96 |   <sect2 id="contents-udev" role="content">
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| 97 |     <title>Contents of Udev</title>
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| 98 | 
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| 99 |     <segmentedlist>
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| 100 |       <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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| 101 |       <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>
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| 102 | 
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| 103 |       <seglistitem>
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| 104 |         <seg>udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevsend,
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| 105 |         udevtest, and udevtrigger</seg>
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| 106 |         <seg>/etc/udev</seg>
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| 107 |       </seglistitem>
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| 108 |     </segmentedlist>
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| 109 | 
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| 110 |     <variablelist>
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| 111 |       <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 112 |       <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 113 |       <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 114 | 
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| 115 |       <varlistentry id="udevcontrol">
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| 116 |         <term><command>udevcontrol</command></term>
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| 117 |         <listitem>
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| 118 |           <para>Configures a number of options for the running
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| 119 |           <command>udevd</command> daemon, such as the log level.</para>
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| 120 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevcontrol">
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| 121 |             <primary sortas="b-udevcontrol">udevcontrol</primary>
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| 122 |           </indexterm>
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| 123 |         </listitem>
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| 124 |       </varlistentry>
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| 125 | 
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| 126 |       <varlistentry id="udevd">
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| 127 |         <term><command>udevd</command></term>
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| 128 |         <listitem>
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| 129 |           <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
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| 130 |           <command>udev</command>,
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| 131 |           thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
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| 132 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevd">
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| 133 |             <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary>
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| 134 |           </indexterm>
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| 135 |         </listitem>
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| 136 |       </varlistentry>
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| 137 | 
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| 138 |       <varlistentry id="udevinfo">
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| 139 |         <term><command>udevinfo</command></term>
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| 140 |         <listitem>
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| 141 |           <para>Allows users to query the <command>udev</command> database for
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| 142 |           information on any device currently present on the system; it also
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| 143 |           provides a way to query any device in the <systemitem
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| 144 |           class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> tree to help create udev
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| 145 |           rules</para>
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| 146 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevinfo">
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| 147 |             <primary sortas="b-udevinfo">udevinfo</primary>
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| 148 |           </indexterm>
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| 149 |         </listitem>
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| 150 |       </varlistentry>
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| 151 | 
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| 152 |       <varlistentry id="udevmonitor">
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| 153 |         <term><command>udevmonitor</command></term>
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| 154 |         <listitem>
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| 155 |           <para>Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which
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| 156 |           <command>udev</command> sends out after rule processing</para>
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| 157 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevmonitor">
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| 158 |             <primary sortas="b-udevmonitor">udevmonitor</primary>
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| 159 |           </indexterm>
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| 160 |         </listitem>
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| 161 |       </varlistentry>
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| 162 | 
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| 163 |       <varlistentry id="udevsettle">
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| 164 |         <term><command>udevsettle</command></term>
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| 165 |         <listitem>
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| 166 |           <para>Watches the Udev event queue and exits if all current uevents
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| 167 |           have been handled</para>
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| 168 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevsettle">
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| 169 |             <primary sortas="b-udevsettle">udevsettle</primary>
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| 170 |           </indexterm>
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| 171 |         </listitem>
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| 172 |       </varlistentry>
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| 173 | 
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| 174 |       <varlistentry id="udevtest">
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| 175 |         <term><command>udevtest</command></term>
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| 176 |         <listitem>
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| 177 |           <para>Simulates a <command>udev</command> run for the given device,
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| 178 |           and prints out the name of the node the real <command>udev</command>
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| 179 |           would have created or the name of the renamed network interface</para>
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| 180 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtest">
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| 181 |             <primary sortas="b-udevtest">udevtest</primary>
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| 182 |           </indexterm>
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| 183 |         </listitem>
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| 184 |       </varlistentry>
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| 185 | 
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| 186 |       <varlistentry id="udevtrigger">
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| 187 |         <term><command>udevtrigger</command></term>
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| 188 |         <listitem>
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| 189 |           <para>Walks the sysfs tree for devices that need to be added to the
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| 190 |           system.</para>
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| 191 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtrigger">
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| 192 |             <primary sortas="b-udevtrigger">udevtrigger</primary>
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| 193 |           </indexterm>
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| 194 |         </listitem>
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| 195 |       </varlistentry>
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| 196 | 
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| 197 |  <!-- helpers start here -->
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| 198 |       <varlistentry id="ata_id">
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| 199 |         <term><command>ata_id</command></term>
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| 200 |         <listitem>
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| 201 |           <para>Provides Udev with a unique string and additional
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| 202 |           information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para>
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| 203 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev ata_id">
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| 204 |             <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</primary>
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| 205 |           </indexterm>
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| 206 |         </listitem>
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| 207 |       </varlistentry>
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| 208 | 
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| 209 |       <varlistentry id="cdrom_id">
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| 210 |         <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term>
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| 211 |         <listitem>
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| 212 |           <para>Print the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive.</para>
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| 213 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev cdrom_id">
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| 214 |             <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
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| 215 |           </indexterm>
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| 216 |         </listitem>
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| 217 |       </varlistentry>
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| 218 | 
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| 219 |       <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices">
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| 220 |         <term><command>create_floppy_devices</command></term>
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| 221 |         <listitem>
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| 222 |           <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para>
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| 223 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev create_floppy_devices">
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| 224 |             <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary>
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| 225 |           </indexterm>
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| 226 |         </listitem>
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| 227 |       </varlistentry>
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| 228 | 
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| 229 |       <varlistentry id="dasd_id">
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| 230 |         <term><command>dasd_id</command></term>
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| 231 |         <listitem>
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| 232 |           <para>Read the label from an s390 block device.</para>
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| 233 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev dasd_id">
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| 234 |             <primary sortas="b-dasd_id">dasd_id</primary>
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| 235 |           </indexterm>
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| 236 |         </listitem>
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| 237 |       </varlistentry>
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| 238 | 
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| 239 |       <varlistentry id="edd_id">
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| 240 |         <term><command>edd_id</command></term>
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| 241 |         <listitem>
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| 242 |           <para>Identify x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls.</para>
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| 243 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev edd_id">
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| 244 |             <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
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| 245 |           </indexterm>
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| 246 |         </listitem>
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| 247 |       </varlistentry>
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| 248 | 
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| 249 |       <varlistentry id="firmware.sh">
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| 250 |         <term><command>firmware.sh</command></term>
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| 251 |         <listitem>
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| 252 |           <para>Script to load firmware for a device</para>
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| 253 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev firmware.sh">
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| 254 |             <primary sortas="b-firmware.sh">firmware.sh</primary>
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| 255 |           </indexterm>
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| 256 |         </listitem>
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| 257 |       </varlistentry>
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| 258 | 
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| 259 |       <varlistentry id="path_id">
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| 260 |         <term><command>path_id</command></term>
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| 261 |         <listitem>
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| 262 |           <para>Provide the shortest possible unique hardware path to a
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| 263 |           device</para>
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| 264 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev path_id">
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| 265 |             <primary sortas="b-path_id">path_id</primary>
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| 266 |           </indexterm>
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| 267 |         </listitem>
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| 268 |       </varlistentry>
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| 269 | 
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| 270 |       <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
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| 271 |         <term><command>scsi_id</command></term>
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| 272 |         <listitem>
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| 273 |           <para>Retrieve or generate a unique SCSI identifier.</para>
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| 274 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev scsi_id">
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| 275 |             <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
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| 276 |           </indexterm>
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| 277 |         </listitem>
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| 278 |       </varlistentry>
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| 279 | 
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| 280 |       <varlistentry id="usb_id">
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| 281 |         <term><command>usb_id</command></term>
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| 282 |         <listitem>
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| 283 |           <para>Identify a USB block device.</para>
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| 284 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev usb_id">
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| 285 |             <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
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| 286 |           </indexterm>
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| 287 |         </listitem>
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| 288 |       </varlistentry>
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| 289 | 
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| 290 |       <varlistentry id="vol_id">
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| 291 |         <term><command>vol_id</command></term>
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| 292 |         <listitem>
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| 293 |           <para>Probe filesystem type and read label and uuid.</para>
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| 294 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev vol_id">
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| 295 |             <primary sortas="b-vol_id">vol_id</primary>
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| 296 |           </indexterm>
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| 297 |         </listitem>
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| 298 |       </varlistentry>
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| 299 | 
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| 300 |       <varlistentry id="etc-udev">
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| 301 |         <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
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| 302 |         <listitem>
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| 303 |           <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuration files,
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| 304 |           device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
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| 305 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev etc-udev">
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| 306 |             <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary>
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| 307 |           </indexterm>
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| 308 |         </listitem>
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| 309 |       </varlistentry>
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| 310 | 
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| 311 |       <varlistentry id="lib-udev">
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| 312 |         <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term>
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| 313 |         <listitem>
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| 314 |           <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs
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| 315 |           and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para>
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| 316 |           <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev lib-udev">
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| 317 |             <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary>
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| 318 |           </indexterm>
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| 319 |         </listitem>
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| 320 |       </varlistentry>
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| 321 |     </variablelist>
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| 322 | 
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| 323 |   </sect2>
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| 324 | 
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| 325 | </sect1>
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