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From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 23:42:24 +0000
Subject: [udev] mention user callable udev + options in man page
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As usual, here is the corresponding man page update and
a small text correction.

Hmm, the TODO is getting smaller.
I may take the "- lots of other stuff" line next :)

thanks,
Kay

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diff -Nru a/udev.8 b/udev.8
--- a/udev.8	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
+++ b/udev.8	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 udev \- Linux configurable dynamic device naming support
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .BI udev " hotplug-subsystem"
+.br
+.B udev
+.RI "[-q " sysfs_path "] [-rVh]"
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .B udev
 creates or removes device node files usually located in the /dev directory.
@@ -26,6 +29,27 @@
 On device removal,
 .B udev
 queries the internal database for the name of the device file to be deleted.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.B udev
+normally is called by
+.B hotplug
+with the subsystem as argument and various environment variables set.
+.br
+It may also called with the following options:
+.TP
+.B -V
+Print the version information.
+.TP
+.B -r
+Print the the
+.B udev
+root directory.
+.TP
+.BI -q " sysfs_path"
+Query with the sysfs path as argument for the name of the created device node.
+.TP
+.B -h
+Print help text.
 .SH "CONFIGURATION"
 All
 .B udev
diff -Nru a/udev.c b/udev.c
--- a/udev.c	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
+++ b/udev.c	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 help:
 	printf("Usage: [-qrVh]\n"
-	       "  -q arg     query database \n"
+	       "  -q <path>  query database for the name of the created node\n"
 	       "  -r         print udev root\n"
 	       "  -V         print udev version\n"
 	       "  -h         print this help text\n"
diff -Nru a/udevdb.c b/udevdb.c
--- a/udevdb.c	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
+++ b/udevdb.c	Wed Dec 31 00:33:12 2003
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * udevdb_init: open database for reading
+ * udevdb_open_ro: open database for reading
  */
 int udevdb_open_ro(void)
 {

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