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2 | <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" | |
3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
4 | ||
5 | <article> | |
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7b86ada7 | 7 | <title>udevd, udevcontrol</title> |
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8 | <refentry> |
9 | <refentryinfo> | |
10 | <title>udevd</title> | |
11 | <date>August 2005</date> | |
12 | <productname>udev</productname> | |
13 | </refentryinfo> | |
14 | ||
15 | <refmeta> | |
16 | <refentrytitle>udevd</refentrytitle> | |
17 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
660508cd | 18 | <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo> |
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19 | </refmeta> |
20 | ||
21 | <refnamediv> | |
22 | <refname>udevd</refname><refpurpose>event managing daemon</refpurpose> | |
23 | </refnamediv> | |
24 | ||
25 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
26 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
27 | <command>udevd</command> | |
28 | <arg><option>--daemon</option></arg> | |
c7c00276 | 29 | <arg><option>--debug-trace</option></arg> |
9e8fe79b | 30 | <arg><option>--verbose</option></arg> |
841e168c | 31 | <arg><option>--version</option></arg> |
b52a01ee | 32 | <arg><option>--help</option></arg> |
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33 | </cmdsynopsis> |
34 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
35 | <command>udevcontrol <replaceable>command</replaceable></command> | |
36 | </cmdsynopsis> | |
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37 | </refsynopsisdiv> |
38 | ||
39 | <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> | |
40 | <para>udevd listens to kernel uevents and passes the incoming events to | |
41 | udev. It ensures the right event order and takes care, that events for child | |
42 | devices are delayed until the parent has finished the device handling. </para> | |
43 | </refsect1> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title> | |
46 | <variablelist> | |
47 | <varlistentry> | |
48 | <term><option>--daemon</option></term> | |
49 | <listitem> | |
50 | <para>Detach and run in the background.</para> | |
51 | </listitem> | |
52 | </varlistentry> | |
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53 | <varlistentry> |
54 | <term><option>--debug-trace</option></term> | |
55 | <listitem> | |
56 | <para>Run all events completely serialized. This may be useful if udev triggers | |
6ff42536 | 57 | actions or loads kernel modules which cause problems and a slow but continuous |
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58 | operation is needed, where no events are processed in parallel. |
59 | </para> | |
60 | </listitem> | |
61 | </varlistentry> | |
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62 | <varlistentry> |
63 | <term><option>--verbose</option></term> | |
64 | <listitem> | |
65 | <para>Print log messages to stdout.</para> | |
66 | </listitem> | |
67 | </varlistentry> | |
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68 | <varlistentry> |
69 | <term><option>--version</option></term> | |
70 | <listitem> | |
71 | <para>Print version number.</para> | |
72 | </listitem> | |
73 | </varlistentry> | |
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74 | <varlistentry> |
75 | <term><option>--help</option></term> | |
76 | <listitem> | |
77 | <para>Print usage.</para> | |
78 | </listitem> | |
79 | </varlistentry> | |
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80 | <varlistentry> |
81 | <term><option>log_priority=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term> | |
82 | <listitem> | |
83 | <para>udevcontrol can dynamically set the log level of udevd. | |
84 | Valid values are the numerical syslog priorities or their textual | |
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85 | representations: <option>err</option>, <option>info</option> |
86 | and <option>debug</option>.</para> | |
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87 | </listitem> |
88 | </varlistentry> | |
89 | <varlistentry> | |
90 | <term><option>stop_exec_queue</option></term> | |
91 | <listitem> | |
92 | <para>udevcontrol stops the execution of events from udevd.</para> | |
93 | </listitem> | |
94 | </varlistentry> | |
95 | <varlistentry> | |
96 | <term><option>start_exec_queue</option></term> | |
97 | <listitem> | |
98 | <para>udevcontrol starts the execution of events from udevd.</para> | |
99 | </listitem> | |
100 | </varlistentry> | |
101 | </variablelist> | |
102 | </refsect1> | |
103 | ||
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104 | <refsect1><title>ENVIRONMENT</title> |
105 | <variablelist> | |
106 | <varlistentry> | |
107 | <term><option>UDEV_LOG</option></term> | |
108 | <listitem> | |
109 | <para>Overrides the syslog priority specified in the config file.</para> | |
110 | </listitem> | |
111 | </varlistentry> | |
112 | </variablelist> | |
113 | </refsect1> | |
114 | ||
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115 | <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title> |
116 | <para>Written by Kay Sievers <email>kay.sievers@vrfy.org</email>.</para> | |
117 | </refsect1> | |
118 | ||
119 | <refsect1> | |
120 | <title>SEE ALSO</title> | |
121 | <para><citerefentry> | |
16801abd | 122 | <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum> |
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123 | </citerefentry></para> |
124 | </refsect1> | |
125 | </refentry> | |
126 | </section> | |
127 | </article> |