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

6       hal-set-property - set a property on a device object
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SYNOPSIS

9       hal-set-property [options]
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DESCRIPTION

13       hal-set-property  sets  a property on a device object in the HAL device
14       database. For more information about both the big picture and  specific
15       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       --int  Set  value  property of the property to a 32-bit signed integer.
28              The value passed is assumed to be decimal unless  it's  prefixed
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32              Set value property of the property to a 64-bit unsigned integer.
33              The value passed is assumed to be decimal unless  it's  prefixed
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RETURN VALUE

64       If setting the property succeeds, this program will exit with exit code
65       0.  On  errors  a  non-zero  the program will exit with a non-zero exit
66       code. Note that setting properties on the HAL device  database  usually
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BUGS

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

77       hald(8),  lshal(1),  hal-get-property(1), hal-find-by-property(1), hal-
78       find-by-capability(1)
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AUTHOR

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