udev rules -- file names -- just wondering??
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Sun Aug 2 19:13:45 UTC 2009
On 08/02/2009 01:56 PM, Todd Zullinger wrote:
> I wouldn't say udev(1) is silent on the matter. It just doesn't use
> the word(s) you might be searching for to describe the behavior. ;)
>
> Rules files
> The udev rules are read from the files located in the default
> rules directory /lib/udev/rules.d/, the custom rules directory
> /etc/udev/rules.d/ and the temporary rules directory
> /dev/.udev/rules.d/. All rule files are sorted and processed in
> lexical order, regardless in which of these directories they
> live.
>
> The operative phrase being '...sorted and processed in lexical order.'
>
>
Numbers and lexical order are not always ideal ... which is processed
first:
a) 99-xxx
b) 100-xxx
Also, the phrase 'regardless in which of these directories' - is
interesting - as no directory has precedence .. which is useful or
confusing depending on perspective I suppose ..
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