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USB_ID
Section: Linux Administrator's Manual (8)
Updated: January 2009
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NAME
usb_id - udev callout to read information from USB devices
SYNOPSIS
usb_id
[--usb-info] [--num-info] [--export] [--debug]
devpath
usb_id --help
DESCRIPTION
usb_id
is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with a unique string and
additional information (uuid, label) for a USB device. Udev can use this
information to create symlinks in /dev to the real device node.
USAGE
usb_id devpath
opens the device node specified at the commandline and prints the
information chosen by the options.
OPTIONS
The following commandline switches are supported to specify what usb_id
should print:
- -u, --usb-info
-
print USB strings instead of, e.g. SCSI strings for a mass storage device
- -n, --num-info
-
print numerical values instead of strings. Implies --usb-info.
- -x, --export
-
print values as environment keys
- -h, --help
-
print usage help
SEE ALSO
udev(7)
AUTHORS
Developed by Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>.
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