From df96df9c7c78d0f19c8d1ac1aa3d8d80abbe16bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denis Vlasenko Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:35:10 +0000 Subject: mdev: do not complain if mdev.conf does not exist; use #if to prevent gcc from generating dead code (sadly, it's more ugly this way) --- docs/mdev.txt | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/mdev.txt') diff --git a/docs/mdev.txt b/docs/mdev.txt index 555c2bf61..63ad40602 100644 --- a/docs/mdev.txt +++ b/docs/mdev.txt @@ -60,18 +60,23 @@ matched, then the default of 0:0 660 is used. To set your own default, simply create your own total match like so: .* 1:1 777 -You can rename/relocate device nodes by using the next optional field. - : [>path] +You can rename/move device nodes by using the next optional field. + : [=path] So if you want to place the device node into a subdirectory, make sure the path has a trailing /. If you want to rename the device node, just place the name. - hda 0:3 660 >drives/ -This will relocate "hda" into the drives/ subdirectory. - hdb 0:3 660 >cdrom + hda 0:3 660 =drives/ +This will move "hda" into the drives/ subdirectory. + hdb 0:3 660 =cdrom This will rename "hdb" to "cdrom". +Similarly, ">path" renames/moves the device but it also creates +a direct symlink /dev/DEVNAME to the renamed/moved device. + If you also enable support for executing your own commands, then the file has the format: - : [<@|$|*> ] + : [=path] [@|$|*] + or + : [>path] [@|$|*] The special characters have the meaning: @ Run after creating the device. $ Run before removing the device. -- cgit v1.2.3