1HAL-GET-PROPERTY(1)         General Commands Manual        HAL-GET-PROPERTY(1)
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NAME

6       hal-get-property - get a property from a device object
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SYNOPSIS

9       hal-get-property [options]
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DESCRIPTION

13       hal-get-property  retrieves  a property from a device object in the HAL
14       device database. For more information about both the  big  picture  and
15       specific  HAL  properties,  refer to the HAL spec which can be found in
16       /usr/share/doc/hal-0.5.9/spec/hal-spec.html depending on the  distribu‐
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OPTIONS

21       The following options are supported:
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23       --udi  The UDI (Unique Device Identifier) of the device object.
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27       --hex  Show int32/uint64 values in hex (without a leading 0x).
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RETURN VALUE

39       If both the property and device object exists the value of the property
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41       wise the exit code will be non-zero.
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BUGS

45       Please  send  bug reports to either the distribution or the HAL mailing
46       list, see http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/hal on  how  to
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SEE ALSO

51       hald(8),  lshal(1),  hal-set-property(1), hal-find-by-property(1), hal-
52       find-by-capability(1)
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AUTHOR

56       Written by David Zeuthen <david@fubar.dk> with a lot of help from  many
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