HALEVT

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NAME

halevt - Generic handler for HAL events

SYNOPSIS

halevt [options]

DESCRIPTION

Halevt is a daemon that executes arbitrary commands when a device with certain properties is added to the system and when device properties change, using HAL. Unless a configuration file is given on the command line with the -c option, configuration files are searched for in $HOME/.halevt, /usr/local/etc/halevt, and /usr/local/share/halevt (in that order). All the files ending with .xml found in these directories are considered to be configuration files. If a file with the same name has already been found in a previous directory, it is ignored. Default for halevt is to run as a daemon in the background.

Halevt may also be run in another mode, called the reporting mode, turned on by the -i option. In that case no config file is read, Halevt stays in the foreground and report all the HAL events.

OPTIONS

-c file: Use configuration file file.
-d: Give debugging informations and stay in the foreground.
-f: Stay in the foreground.
-g group: Run as group group, if started by the root user. Default is to run as halevt.
-h: Help message and options summary.
-i: Run in reporting mode. No configuration file is read, and halevt stays in the foreground, reporting all the HAL events.
-p pidfile: Use pid file pidfile to store the daemon pid, instead of the default. Default is /usr/local/var/run/halevt/halevt.pid if run as root user, and no pid file if run as a user. - means no pidfile.
-u user: Run as user user, if started by the root user. Default is to run as halevt.

VERSION

This is Halevt version 0.1.6.2.

AUTHOR

Main author is Patrice Dumas pertusus at free dot fr.

AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this program can be found at:
http://www.nongnu.org/halevt/

COPYRIGHT

There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the terms of the GNU General Public License; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING.

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