1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY usbutils-download-http "http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/usb/usbutils/usbutils-&usbutils-version;.tar.xz">
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8 | <!ENTITY usbutils-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/usb/usbutils/usbutils-&usbutils-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY usbutils-md5sum "c9df5107ae9d26b10a1736a261250139">
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10 | <!ENTITY usbutils-size "416 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY usbutils-buildsize "4.8 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY usbutils-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="usbutils" xreflabel="usbutils-&usbutils-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="usbutils.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>usbutils-&usbutils-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="usbutils">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-usbutils">usbutils</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to USB Utils</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>
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33 | The <application>USB Utils</application> package contains an utility
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34 | used to display information about USB buses in the system and the
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35 | devices connected to them.
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36 | </para>
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37 |
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38 | &lfs75_checked;
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39 |
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40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>
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44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&usbutils-download-http;"/>
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45 | </para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>
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49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&usbutils-download-ftp;"/>
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50 | </para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download MD5 sum: &usbutils-md5sum;
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Download size: &usbutils-size;
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Estimated disk space required: &usbutils-buildsize;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>
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69 | Estimated build time: &usbutils-time;
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70 | </para>
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71 | </listitem>
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72 | </itemizedlist>
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73 |
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74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">USB Utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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75 |
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76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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77 | <para role="required">
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78 | <xref linkend="libusb"/>
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79 | </para>
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80 |
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81 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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82 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/usbutils"/>
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83 | </para>
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84 | </sect2>
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85 |
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86 | <sect2 role="installation">
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87 | <title>Installation of USB Utils</title>
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88 |
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89 | <para>
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90 | Install <application>USB Utils</application> by
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91 | running the following commands:
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92 | </para>
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93 |
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94 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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95 | --disable-zlib \
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96 | --datadir=/usr/share/misc &&
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97 | make</userinput></screen>
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98 |
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99 | <para>
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100 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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101 | </para>
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102 |
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103 | <para>
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104 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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105 | </para>
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106 |
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107 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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108 | mv -v /usr/sbin/update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids</userinput></screen>
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109 |
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110 | </sect2>
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111 |
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112 | <sect2 role="commands">
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113 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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114 |
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115 | <para>
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116 | <option>--disable-zlib</option>: This stops
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117 | <application>USB Utils</application> from installing a
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118 | compressed <filename>usb.ids</filename> alongside the
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119 | uncompressed one.
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120 | </para>
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121 |
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122 | </sect2>
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123 |
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124 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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125 | <title>Configuring USB Utils</title>
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126 |
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127 | <para>
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128 | The <filename>usb.ids</filename> data file is constantly being
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129 | updated. To get a current version of this file, run
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130 | <command>update-usbids</command> as the <systemitem
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131 | class="username">root</systemitem> user. This program requires the
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132 | <xref linkend="which"/> script or program to find <xref linkend="lynx"/>
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133 | or <xref linkend="wget"/> which are used to download the most current file,
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134 | and replace the existing file in
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135 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/misc</filename>.
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | <para>
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139 | You may wish to add an entry to
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140 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>'s (or any other user who has
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141 | write privilege to <filename class="directory">/usr/share/misc</filename>)
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142 | crontab to automatically update the <filename>usb.ids</filename> file
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143 | periodically.
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144 | </para>
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145 |
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146 | </sect2>
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147 |
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148 | <sect2 role="content">
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149 | <title>Contents</title>
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150 |
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151 | <segmentedlist>
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152 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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153 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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154 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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155 |
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156 | <seglistitem>
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157 | <seg>
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158 | lsusb, update-usbids, usb-devices, and usbhid-dump
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159 | </seg>
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160 | <seg>
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161 | None
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162 | </seg>
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163 | <seg>
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164 | None
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165 | </seg>
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166 | </seglistitem>
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167 | </segmentedlist>
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168 |
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169 | <variablelist>
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170 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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171 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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172 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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173 |
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174 | <varlistentry id="lsusb">
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175 | <term><command>lsusb</command></term>
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176 | <listitem>
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177 | <para>
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178 | is an utility for displaying information about all USB buses
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179 | in the system and all devices connected to them.
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180 | </para>
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181 | <indexterm zone="usbutils lsusb">
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182 | <primary sortas="b-lsusb">lsusb</primary>
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183 | </indexterm>
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184 | </listitem>
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185 | </varlistentry>
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186 |
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187 | <varlistentry id="update-usbids">
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188 | <term><command>update-usbids</command></term>
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189 | <listitem>
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190 | <para>
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191 | downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires
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192 | <xref linkend="lynx"/> or <xref linkend="wget"/>.
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193 | </para>
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194 | <indexterm zone="usbutils update-usbids">
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195 | <primary sortas="b-update-usbids">update-usbids</primary>
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196 | </indexterm>
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197 | </listitem>
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198 | </varlistentry>
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199 |
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200 | <varlistentry id="usb-devices">
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201 | <term><command>usb-devices</command></term>
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202 | <listitem>
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203 | <para>
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204 | is a shell script that displays details of USB buses and devices
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205 | connected to them. It is designed to be used if /proc/bus/usb/devices
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206 | is not available on your system.
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207 | </para>
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208 | <indexterm zone="usbutils usb-devices">
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209 | <primary sortas="b-usb-devices">usb-devices</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 | </listitem>
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212 | </varlistentry>
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213 |
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214 | <varlistentry id="usbhid-dump">
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215 | <term><command>usbhid-dump</command></term>
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216 | <listitem>
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217 | <para>
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218 | is used to dump report descriptors and streams from HID
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219 | (human interface device) interfaces of USB devices.
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220 | </para>
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221 | <indexterm zone="usbutils usbhid-dump">
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222 | <primary sortas="b-usbhid-dump">usbhid-dump</primary>
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223 | </indexterm>
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224 | </listitem>
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225 | </varlistentry>
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226 |
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227 | </variablelist>
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228 |
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229 | </sect2>
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230 |
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231 | </sect1>
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