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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

SYSTEMD-HWDB(8)                systemd-hwdb               SYSTEMD-HWDB(8)

NAME         top

       systemd-hwdb - hardware database management tool

SYNOPSIS         top


       systemd-hwdb [options] update

       systemd-hwdb [options] query modalias

DESCRIPTION         top

       systemd-hwdb expects a command and command specific arguments. It
       manages the binary hardware database.

OPTIONS         top

       --usr
           Generate in /usr/lib/udev instead of /etc/udev.

           Added in version 219.

       -r, --root=PATH
           Alternate root path in the filesystem.

           Added in version 219.

       -s, --strict
           When updating, return non-zero exit value on any parsing
           error.

           Added in version 239.

       -h, --help
           Print a short help text and exit.

   systemd-hwdb [options] update
       Update the binary database.

   systemd-hwdb [options] query MODALIAS
       Query database and print result.

SEE ALSO         top

       systemd(1) hwdb(7)

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the systemd (systemd system and service
       manager) project.  Information about the project can be found at
       ⟨http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd⟩.  If you have a
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systemd 258~rc2                                           SYSTEMD-HWDB(8)

Pages that refer to this page: sd-hwdb(3),  sd_hwdb_get(3),  sd_hwdb_new(3),  hwdb(7),  systemd.directives(7),  systemd.index(7)

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