1UDEV(7)                              udev                              UDEV(7)
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NAME

6       udev - Dynamic device management
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DESCRIPTION

9       udev supplies the system software with device events, manages
10       permissions of device nodes and may create additional symlinks in the
11       /dev/ directory, or renames network interfaces. The kernel usually just
12       assigns unpredictable device names based on the order of discovery.
13       Meaningful symlinks or network device names provide a way to reliably
14       identify devices based on their properties or current configuration.
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16       The udev daemon, systemd-udevd.service(8), receives device uevents
17       directly from the kernel whenever a device is added or removed from the
18       system, or it changes its state. When udev receives a device event, it
19       matches its configured set of rules against various device attributes
20       to identify the device. Rules that match may provide additional device
21       information to be stored in the udev database or to be used to create
22       meaningful symlink names.
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24       All device information udev processes is stored in the udev database
25       and sent out to possible event subscribers. Access to all stored data
26       and the event sources is provided by the library libudev.
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RULES FILES

29       The udev rules are read from the files located in the system rules
30       directories /usr/lib/udev/rules.d and /usr/local/lib/udev/rules.d, the
31       volatile runtime directory /run/udev/rules.d and the local
32       administration directory /etc/udev/rules.d. All rules files are
33       collectively sorted and processed in lexical order, regardless of the
34       directories in which they live. However, files with identical filenames
35       replace each other. Files in /etc/ have the highest priority, files in
36       /run/ take precedence over files with the same name under /usr/. This
37       can be used to override a system-supplied rules file with a local file
38       if needed; a symlink in /etc/ with the same name as a rules file in
39       /usr/lib/, pointing to /dev/null, disables the rules file entirely.
40       Rule files must have the extension .rules; other extensions are
41       ignored.
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43       Every line in the rules file contains at least one key-value pair.
44       Except for empty lines or lines beginning with "#", which are ignored.
45       There are two kinds of keys: match and assignment. If all match keys
46       match against their values, the rule gets applied and the assignment
47       keys get the specified values assigned.
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49       A matching rule may rename a network interface, add symlinks pointing
50       to the device node, or run a specified program as part of the event
51       handling.
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53       A rule consists of a comma-separated list of one or more
54       key-operator-value expressions. Each expression has a distinct effect,
55       depending on the key and operator used.
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57   Operators
58       "=="
59           Compare for equality. (The specified key has the specified value.)
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61       "!="
62           Compare for inequality. (The specified key doesn't have the
63           specified value, or the specified key is not present at all.)
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65       "="
66           Assign a value to a key. Keys that represent a list are reset and
67           only this single value is assigned.
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69       "+="
70           Add the value to a key that holds a list of entries.
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72       "-="
73           Remove the value from a key that holds a list of entries.
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75       ":="
76           Assign a value to a key finally; disallow any later changes.
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78   Values
79       Values are written as double quoted strings, such as ("string"). To
80       include a quotation mark (") in the value, precede it by a backslash
81       (\"). Any other occurrences of a backslash followed by a character are
82       not unescaped. That is, "\t\n" is treated as four characters:
83       backslash, lowercase t, backslash, lowercase n.
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85       The string can be prefixed with a lowercase e (e"string\n") to mark the
86       string as C-style escaped[1]. For example, e"string\n" is parsed as 7
87       characters: 6 lowercase letters and a newline. This can be useful for
88       writing special characters when a kernel driver requires them.
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90       Please note that NUL is not allowed in either string variant.
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92   Keys
93       The following key names can be used to match against device properties.
94       Some of the keys also match against properties of the parent devices in
95       sysfs, not only the device that has generated the event. If multiple
96       keys that match a parent device are specified in a single rule, all
97       these keys must match at one and the same parent device.
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99       ACTION
100           Match the name of the event action.
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102       DEVPATH
103           Match the devpath of the event device.
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105       KERNEL
106           Match the name of the event device.
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108       KERNELS
109           Search the devpath upwards for a matching device name.
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111       NAME
112           Match the name of a network interface. It can be used once the NAME
113           key has been set in one of the preceding rules.
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115       SYMLINK
116           Match the name of a symlink targeting the node. It can be used once
117           a SYMLINK key has been set in one of the preceding rules. There may
118           be multiple symlinks; only one needs to match.
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120       SUBSYSTEM
121           Match the subsystem of the event device.
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123       SUBSYSTEMS
124           Search the devpath upwards for a matching device subsystem name.
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126       DRIVER
127           Match the driver name of the event device. Only set this key for
128           devices which are bound to a driver at the time the event is
129           generated.
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131       DRIVERS
132           Search the devpath upwards for a matching device driver name.
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134       ATTR{filename}
135           Match sysfs attribute value of the event device.
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137           Trailing whitespace in the attribute values is ignored unless the
138           specified match value itself contains trailing whitespace.
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140       ATTRS{filename}
141           Search the devpath upwards for a device with matching sysfs
142           attribute values. If multiple ATTRS matches are specified, all of
143           them must match on the same device.
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145           Trailing whitespace in the attribute values is ignored unless the
146           specified match value itself contains trailing whitespace.
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148       SYSCTL{kernel parameter}
149           Match a kernel parameter value.
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151       ENV{key}
152           Match against a device property value.
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154       CONST{key}
155           Match against a system-wide constant. Supported keys are:
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157           "arch"
158               System's architecture. See ConditionArchitecture= in
159               systemd.unit(5) for possible values.
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161           "virt"
162               System's virtualization environment. See systemd-detect-virt(1)
163               for possible values.
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165           Unknown keys will never match.
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167       TAG
168           Match against a device tag.
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170       TAGS
171           Search the devpath upwards for a device with matching tag.
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173       TEST{octal mode mask}
174           Test the existence of a file. An octal mode mask can be specified
175           if needed.
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177       PROGRAM
178           Execute a program to determine whether there is a match; the key is
179           true if the program returns successfully. The device properties are
180           made available to the executed program in the environment. The
181           program's standard output is available in the RESULT key.
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183           This can only be used for very short-running foreground tasks. For
184           details, see RUN.
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186           Note that multiple PROGRAM keys may be specified in one rule, and
187           "=", ":=", and "+=" have the same effect as "==".
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189       RESULT
190           Match the returned string of the last PROGRAM call. This key can be
191           used in the same or in any later rule after a PROGRAM call.
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193       Most of the fields support shell glob pattern matching and alternate
194       patterns. The following special characters are supported:
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196       "*"
197           Matches zero or more characters.
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199       "?"
200           Matches any single character.
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202       "[]"
203           Matches any single character specified within the brackets. For
204           example, the pattern string "tty[SR]" would match either "ttyS" or
205           "ttyR". Ranges are also supported via the "-" character. For
206           example, to match on the range of all digits, the pattern "[0-9]"
207           could be used. If the first character following the "[" is a "!",
208           any characters not enclosed are matched.
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210       "|"
211           Separates alternative patterns. For example, the pattern string
212           "abc|x*" would match either "abc" or "x*".
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214       The following keys can get values assigned:
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216       NAME
217           The name to use for a network interface. See systemd.link(5) for a
218           higher-level mechanism for setting the interface name. The name of
219           a device node cannot be changed by udev, only additional symlinks
220           can be created.
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222       SYMLINK
223           The name of a symlink targeting the node. Every matching rule adds
224           this value to the list of symlinks to be created.
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226           The set of characters to name a symlink is limited. Allowed
227           characters are "0-9A-Za-z#+-.:=@_/", valid UTF-8 character
228           sequences, and "\x00" hex encoding. All other characters are
229           replaced by a "_" character.
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231           Multiple symlinks may be specified by separating the names by the
232           space character. In case multiple devices claim the same name, the
233           link always points to the device with the highest link_priority. If
234           the current device goes away, the links are re-evaluated and the
235           device with the next highest link_priority becomes the owner of the
236           link. If no link_priority is specified, the order of the devices
237           (and which one of them owns the link) is undefined.
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239           Symlink names must never conflict with the kernel's default device
240           node names, as that would result in unpredictable behavior.
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242       OWNER, GROUP, MODE
243           The permissions for the device node. Every specified value
244           overrides the compiled-in default value.
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246       SECLABEL{module}
247           Applies the specified Linux Security Module label to the device
248           node.
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250       ATTR{key}
251           The value that should be written to a sysfs attribute of the event
252           device.
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254       SYSCTL{kernel parameter}
255           The value that should be written to kernel parameter.
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257       ENV{key}
258           Set a device property value. Property names with a leading "."  are
259           neither stored in the database nor exported to events or external
260           tools (run by, for example, the PROGRAM match key).
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262       TAG
263           Attach a tag to a device. This is used to filter events for users
264           of libudev's monitor functionality, or to enumerate a group of
265           tagged devices. The implementation can only work efficiently if
266           only a few tags are attached to a device. It is only meant to be
267           used in contexts with specific device filter requirements, and not
268           as a general-purpose flag. Excessive use might result in
269           inefficient event handling.
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271       RUN{type}
272           Specify a program to be executed after processing of all the rules
273           for the event. With "+=", this invocation is added to the list, and
274           with "=" or ":=", it replaces any previous contents of the list.
275           Please note that both "program" and "builtin" types described below
276           share a common list, so clearing the list with ":=" and "=" affects
277           both types.
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279           type may be:
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281           "program"
282               Execute an external program specified as the assigned value. If
283               no absolute path is given, the program is expected to live in
284               /usr/lib/udev; otherwise, the absolute path must be specified.
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286               This is the default if no type is specified.
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288           "builtin"
289               As program, but use one of the built-in programs rather than an
290               external one.
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292           The program name and following arguments are separated by spaces.
293           Single quotes can be used to specify arguments with spaces.
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295           This can only be used for very short-running foreground tasks.
296           Running an event process for a long period of time may block all
297           further events for this or a dependent device.
298
299           Note that running programs that access the network or mount/unmount
300           filesystems is not allowed inside of udev rules, due to the default
301           sandbox that is enforced on systemd-udevd.service.
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303           Starting daemons or other long-running processes is not allowed;
304           the forked processes, detached or not, will be unconditionally
305           killed after the event handling has finished. In order to activate
306           long-running processes from udev rules, provide a service unit and
307           pull it in from a udev device using the SYSTEMD_WANTS device
308           property. See systemd.device(5) for details.
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310       LABEL
311           A named label to which a GOTO may jump.
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313       GOTO
314           Jumps to the next LABEL with a matching name.
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316       IMPORT{type}
317           Import a set of variables as device properties, depending on type:
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319           "program"
320               Execute an external program specified as the assigned value
321               and, if it returns successfully, import its output, which must
322               be in environment key format. Path specification,
323               command/argument separation, and quoting work like in RUN.
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325           "builtin"
326               Similar to "program", but use one of the built-in programs
327               rather than an external one.
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329           "file"
330               Import a text file specified as the assigned value, the content
331               of which must be in environment key format.
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333           "db"
334               Import a single property specified as the assigned value from
335               the current device database. This works only if the database is
336               already populated by an earlier event.
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338           "cmdline"
339               Import a single property from the kernel command line. For
340               simple flags the value of the property is set to "1".
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342           "parent"
343               Import the stored keys from the parent device by reading the
344               database entry of the parent device. The value assigned to
345               IMPORT{parent} is used as a filter of key names to import (with
346               the same shell glob pattern matching used for comparisons).
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348           This can only be used for very short-running foreground tasks. For
349           details see RUN.
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351           Note that multiple IMPORT{} keys may be specified in one rule, and
352           "=", ":=", and "+=" have the same effect as "==". The key is true
353           if the import is successful, unless "!=" is used as the operator
354           which causes the key to be true if the import failed.
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356       OPTIONS
357           Rule and device options:
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359           link_priority=value
360               Specify the priority of the created symlinks. Devices with
361               higher priorities overwrite existing symlinks of other devices.
362               The default is 0.
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364           string_escape=none|replace
365               When "replace", possibly unsafe characters in strings assigned
366               to NAME, SYMLINK, and ENV{key} are replaced. When "none", no
367               replacement is performed. When unset, the replacement is
368               performed for NAME, SYMLINK, but not for ENV{key}. Defaults to
369               unset.
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371           static_node=
372               Apply the permissions specified in this rule to the static
373               device node with the specified name. Also, for every tag
374               specified in this rule, create a symlink in the directory
375               /run/udev/static_node-tags/tag pointing at the static device
376               node with the specified name. Static device node creation is
377               performed by systemd-tmpfiles before systemd-udevd is started.
378               The static nodes might not have a corresponding kernel device;
379               they are used to trigger automatic kernel module loading when
380               they are accessed.
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382           watch
383               Watch the device node with inotify; when the node is closed
384               after being opened for writing, a change uevent is synthesized.
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386           nowatch
387               Disable the watching of a device node with inotify.
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389           db_persist
390               Set the flag (sticky bit) on the udev database entry of the
391               event device. Device properties are then kept in the database
392               even when udevadm info --cleanup-db is called. This option can
393               be useful in certain cases (e.g. Device Mapper devices) for
394               persisting device state on the transition from initramfs.
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396           log_level=level
397               Takes a log level name like "debug" or "info", or a special
398               value "reset". When a log level name is specified, the maximum
399               log level is changed to that level. When "reset" is set, then
400               the previously specified log level is revoked. Defaults to the
401               log level of the main process of systemd-udevd.
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403               This may be useful when debugging events for certain devices.
404               Note that the log level is applied when the line including this
405               rule is processed. So, for debugging, it is recommended that
406               this is specified at earlier place, e.g., the first line of
407               00-debug.rules.
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409               Example for debugging uevent processing for network interfaces.
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411                   # /etc/udev/rules.d/00-debug-net.rules
412                   SUBSYSTEM=="net", OPTIONS="log_level=debug"
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414       The NAME, SYMLINK, PROGRAM, OWNER, GROUP, MODE, SECLABEL, and RUN
415       fields support simple string substitutions. The RUN substitutions are
416       performed after all rules have been processed, right before the program
417       is executed, allowing for the use of device properties set by earlier
418       matching rules. For all other fields, substitutions are performed while
419       the individual rule is being processed. The available substitutions
420       are:
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422       $kernel, %k
423           The kernel name for this device.
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425       $number, %n
426           The kernel number for this device. For example, "sda3" has kernel
427           number 3.
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429       $devpath, %p
430           The devpath of the device.
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432       $id, %b
433           The name of the device matched while searching the devpath upwards
434           for SUBSYSTEMS, KERNELS, DRIVERS, and ATTRS.
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436       $driver
437           The driver name of the device matched while searching the devpath
438           upwards for SUBSYSTEMS, KERNELS, DRIVERS, and ATTRS.
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440       $attr{file}, %s{file}
441           The value of a sysfs attribute found at the device where all keys
442           of the rule have matched. If the matching device does not have such
443           an attribute, and a previous KERNELS, SUBSYSTEMS, DRIVERS, or ATTRS
444           test selected a parent device, then the attribute from that parent
445           device is used.
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447           If the attribute is a symlink, the last element of the symlink
448           target is returned as the value.
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450       $env{key}, %E{key}
451           A device property value.
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453       $major, %M
454           The kernel major number for the device.
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456       $minor, %m
457           The kernel minor number for the device.
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459       $result, %c
460           The string returned by the external program requested with PROGRAM.
461           A single part of the string, separated by a space character, may be
462           selected by specifying the part number as an attribute: "%c{N}". If
463           the number is followed by the "+" character, this part plus all
464           remaining parts of the result string are substituted: "%c{N+}".
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466       $parent, %P
467           The node name of the parent device.
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469       $name
470           The current name of the device. If not changed by a rule, it is the
471           name of the kernel device.
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473       $links
474           A space-separated list of the current symlinks. The value is only
475           set during a remove event or if an earlier rule assigned a value.
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477       $root, %r
478           The udev_root value.
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480       $sys, %S
481           The sysfs mount point.
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483       $devnode, %N
484           The name of the device node.
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486       %%
487           The "%" character itself.
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489       $$
490           The "$" character itself.
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SEE ALSO

493       systemd-udevd.service(8), udevadm(8), systemd.link(5)
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NOTES

496        1. C-style escaped
497           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences
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