12.8
Files used by udev
/sys/*
Virtual le system provided by the Linux kernel, exporting all currently known
devices. This information is used by udev to create device nodes in /dev
/dev/*
Dynamically created device nodes and static content copied at boot time from
/lib/udev/devices/*
The following les and directories contain the crucial elements of the udev infrastruc-
ture:
/etc/udev/udev.conf
Main udev conguration le.
/etc/udev/rules.d/*
udev event matching rules.
/lib/udev/devices/*
Static /dev content.
/lib/udev/*
Helper programs called from udev rules.
12.9 For More Information
For more information about the udev infrastructure, refer to the following man pages:
udev
General information about udev, keys, rules and other important conguration
issues.
udevadm
udevadm can be used to control the runtime behavior of udev, request kernel
events, manage the event queue and provide simple debugging mechanisms.
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