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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://downloads.sourceforge.net/linux-usb/usbutils-&usbutils-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY usbutils-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY usbutils-md5sum "ee345fe605ffcfce843dae4aed81122b">
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10 | <!ENTITY usbutils-size "166 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY usbutils-buildsize "1.6 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 usbutils</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>usbutils</application> package contains a utility
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33 | used to display information about USB buses in the system and the devices
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34 | connected to them.</para>
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35 |
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36 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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37 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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38 | <listitem>
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39 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&usbutils-download-http;"/></para>
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40 | </listitem>
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41 | <listitem>
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42 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&usbutils-download-ftp;"/></para>
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43 | </listitem>
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44 | <listitem>
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45 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &usbutils-md5sum;</para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>Download size: &usbutils-size;</para>
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49 | </listitem>
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &usbutils-buildsize;</para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>Estimated build time: &usbutils-time;</para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | </itemizedlist>
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57 |
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58 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">usbutils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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59 |
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60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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61 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="libusb"/></para>
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62 |
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63 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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64 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/usbutils"/></para>
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65 |
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66 | </sect2>
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67 |
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68 | <sect2 role="installation">
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69 | <title>Installation of usbutils</title>
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70 |
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71 | <para>Install <application>usbutils</application> by
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72 | running the following commands:</para>
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73 |
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74 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh &&
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75 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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76 | make</userinput></screen>
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77 |
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78 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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79 |
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80 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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81 |
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82 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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83 | install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids</userinput></screen>
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84 |
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85 | </sect2>
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86 |
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87 | <sect2 role="commands">
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88 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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89 |
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90 | <para><command>sed -i '...' update-usbids.sh</command>: This command is
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91 | used to modify the download script so that it will replace the existing
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92 | file in <filename class='directory'>/usr/share</filename> instead of in
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93 | the current directory.</para>
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94 |
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95 | </sect2>
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96 |
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97 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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98 | <title>Configuring usbutils</title>
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99 |
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100 | <para>The <filename>usb.ids</filename> data file is constantly being
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101 | updated. To get a current version of this file, run
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102 | <command>update-usbids</command> as the <systemitem
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103 | class="username">root</systemitem> user. This program requires the
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104 | <xref linkend='which'/> script or program to find <xref linkend='wget'/>
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105 | or <xref linkend='lynx'/> which are used to download the most current file,
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106 | and replace the existing file in
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107 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/share</filename>.</para>
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108 |
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109 | <para>You may wish to add an entry to
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110 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>'s (or any other user who
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111 | has write privilege to <filename class='directory'>/usr/share</filename>)
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112 | crontab to automatically update the <filename>usb.ids</filename> file
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113 | periodically.</para>
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114 |
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115 | </sect2>
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116 |
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117 | <sect2 role="content">
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118 | <title>Contents</title>
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119 |
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120 | <segmentedlist>
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121 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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122 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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123 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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124 |
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125 | <seglistitem>
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126 | <seg>lsusb and update-usbids</seg>
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127 | <seg>None</seg>
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128 | <seg>None</seg>
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129 | </seglistitem>
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130 | </segmentedlist>
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131 |
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132 | <variablelist>
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133 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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134 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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135 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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136 |
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137 | <varlistentry id="lsusb">
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138 | <term><command>lsusb</command></term>
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139 | <listitem>
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140 | <para>is a utility for displaying information about all USB buses in the
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141 | system and all devices connected to them.</para>
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142 | <indexterm zone="usbutils lsusb">
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143 | <primary sortas="b-lsusb">lsusb</primary>
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144 | </indexterm>
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145 | </listitem>
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146 | </varlistentry>
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147 |
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148 | <varlistentry id="update-usbids">
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149 | <term><command>update-usbids</command></term>
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150 | <listitem>
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151 | <para>downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires
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152 | <xref linkend="wget"/> or <xref linkend="lynx"/>.</para>
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153 | <indexterm zone="usbutils update-usbids">
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154 | <primary sortas="b-update-usbids">update-usbids</primary>
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155 | </indexterm>
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156 | </listitem>
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157 | </varlistentry>
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158 | </variablelist>
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159 |
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160 | </sect2>
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161 |
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162 | </sect1>
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