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6 <refentry id="systemd-hwdb" conditional="ENABLE_HWDB"
7 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
10 <title>systemd-hwdb</title>
11 <productname>systemd</productname>
15 <refentrytitle>systemd-hwdb</refentrytitle>
16 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
20 <refname>systemd-hwdb</refname><refpurpose>hardware database management tool</refpurpose>
25 <command>systemd-hwdb <optional>options</optional> update</command>
28 <command>systemd-hwdb <optional>options</optional> query <replaceable>modalias</replaceable></command>
32 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
33 <para><command>systemd-hwdb</command> expects a command and command
34 specific arguments. It manages the binary hardware database.</para>
37 <refsect1><title>Options</title>
40 <term><option>--usr</option></term>
42 <para>Generate in /usr/lib/udev instead of /etc/udev.</para>
44 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v219"/>
48 <term><option>-r</option></term>
49 <term><option>--root=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></option></term>
51 <para>Alternate root path in the filesystem.</para>
53 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v219"/>
57 <term><option>-s</option></term>
58 <term><option>--strict</option></term>
60 <para>When updating, return non-zero exit value on any parsing error.</para>
62 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v239"/>
66 <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
69 <refsect2><title>systemd-hwdb
70 <optional><replaceable>options</replaceable></optional>
72 <para>Update the binary database.</para>
75 <refsect2><title>systemd-hwdb
76 <optional><replaceable>options</replaceable></optional>
78 <replaceable>MODALIAS</replaceable>
80 <para>Query database and print result.</para>
85 <title>See Also</title>
87 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
88 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hwdb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>