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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Scott James Remnant
  • Date: 2009-02-20 13:37:24 UTC
  • mfrom: (1.1.14 upstream)
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20090220133724-8c3wrv9pviayz2pw
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* New upstream release:
  - Block device nodes watched with inotify for changes and
    /dev/disk/by-{uuid,label} updated automatically.
  - Loop devices now get persistent disk links too.

* Apply NAME rules when string_escape=none.  LP: #325690.

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          pointing to the node, or run a specified program as part of the event handling.
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          If no matching rule is found, the default device node name is used.</para>
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          <para>A rule may consist of a list of one or more key value pairs separated by
 
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          <para>A rule consists of a list of one or more key value pairs separated by
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          a comma. Each key has a distinct operation, depending on the used operator. Valid
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          operators are:</para>
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              <term><option>!=</option></term>
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                <para>Compare for non-equality.</para>
 
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                <para>Compare for inequality.</para>
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                      with this option.</para>
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                    <term><option>watch</option></term>
 
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                      <para>Watch the device node with inotify, when closed after being opened for
 
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                      writing, a change uevent will be synthesised.</para>
 
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