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EDD_ID
8
November 2005
Linux Administrator's Manual
- NAME
- edd_id - udev callout to identify BIOS disk drives via EDD
- SYNOPSIS
- edd_id [--export] blockdevice
- DESCRIPTION
- edd_id is normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with the edd id for
a BIOS disk drive. Udev can use this information to create symlinks in
/dev/disk/by-id and /dev/disk/by-label to the real device node.
- USAGE
- edd_id opens the blockdevice node specified at the commandline and prints the
information chosen by the options.
- OPTIONS
- The following commandline switches are supported to specify what edd_id
should print:
- --export
- print all values (instead of only the id)
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHORS
- Developed by John Hull <john_hull@dell.com> and Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>.
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