From 8127859217bcc4db6f42f8d549f157df93a44557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: VMiklos Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:10:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] path_id: add man page --- extras/path_id/Makefile | 2 +- extras/path_id/path_id.8 | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 extras/path_id/path_id.8 diff --git a/extras/path_id/Makefile b/extras/path_id/Makefile index 2f6890cb..24b47b42 100644 --- a/extras/path_id/Makefile +++ b/extras/path_id/Makefile @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ uninstall-bin: .PHONY: uninstall-bin install-man: - @echo "Please create a man page for this tool." + $(INSTALL_DATA) -D $(PROG).8 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8/$(PROG).8 .PHONY: install-man uninstall-man: diff --git a/extras/path_id/path_id.8 b/extras/path_id/path_id.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e55914de --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/path_id/path_id.8 @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +.TH PATH_ID 8 "April 2007" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +path_id \- udev callout to provide the shortest possible unique hardware path +to a device for the Linux Persistent Device Naming scheme +.SH SYNOPSIS +DEVPATH=; path_id + +path_id +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.B path_id +is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev a unique hardware path for +a device. Udev can use this information to create symlinks in /dev/ to the real +device node. +.SH EXAMPLES +For all block devices on a system: + +.nf +for i in `find /sys/class/block` +do + DEVPATH="`echo $i | sed -e 's@^/sys\|/dev@@g'`"; path_id +done +.fi +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR udev (7) +.SH AUTHORS +Developed by Hannes Reinecke . -- 2.39.5