From 5c6ba6c56f9653488e1d805e727bb06c39ed23fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denys Vlasenko Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:18:11 +0200 Subject: mdev: expand --help so that it's actually useful. function old new delta packed_usage 28634 28822 +188 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko --- docs/mdev.txt | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/mdev.txt b/docs/mdev.txt index 2d03bd8b2..61f93c9df 100644 --- a/docs/mdev.txt +++ b/docs/mdev.txt @@ -51,19 +51,25 @@ device nodes if your system needs something more than the default root/root 660 permissions. The file has the format: - : - or @ : + [-] : +or + @ : +or + $envvar= : For example: - hd[a-z][0-9]* 0:3 660 + hd[a-z][0-9]* 0:3 660 The config file parsing stops at the first matching line. If no line is 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/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/ -- cgit v1.2.3