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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: - <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> - or @<maj[,min1[-min2]]> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> + [-]<device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> +or + @<maj[,min1[-min2]]> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> +or + $envvar=<regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> 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. + <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <permissions> [=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/ |