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

NAME

systemd-hwdb - hardware database management tool

SYNOPSIS

systemd-hwdb [options] update

systemd-hwdb [options] query modalias

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

--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

hwdb(7)

systemd 256