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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2021-02-23 17:18:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2021-02-23 17:18:38 +0000 |
| commit | 9358ede0e510fe25cf26fd6cc349395ac8bc8558 (patch) | |
| tree | e3e7797efce9efc18747aa8eb34b52f701be0c1e /doc | |
| parent | 05024f93d3cd75c86a89ed1ae6fea0c2b1f1c187 (diff) | |
| download | mdevd-9358ede0e510fe25cf26fd6cc349395ac8bc8558.tar.xz | |
Prepare for 1.0.4.0; new +,-,& directives for execlineb cmd interp
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/mdevd.html | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/upgrade.html | 12 |
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diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html index 0f03ac9..d6ea237 100644 --- a/doc/index.html +++ b/doc/index.html @@ -98,9 +98,13 @@ and does not pull in any unnecessary code. </li> The Linux kernel must be 2.6.10 or later. </li> <li> GNU make, version 3.81 or later </li> <li> <a href="//skarnet.org/software/skalibs/">skalibs</a> version -2.10.0.0 or later. It's a build-time requirement. It's also a run-time +2.10.0.2 or later. It's a build-time requirement. It's also a run-time requirement if you link against the shared version of the skalibs library. </li> + <li> Optionally: <a href="//skarnet.org/software/execline/">execline</a> +version 2.8.0.0 or later. It's a only a run-time requirement, and only +if your <tt>mdev.conf</tt> file contains <tt>+</tt>, <tt>-</tt> or +<tt>&</tt> command directives. </li> </ul> <h3> Licensing </h3> @@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ library. </li> <ul> <li> The current released version of mdevd is -<a href="mdevd-0.1.3.0.tar.gz">0.1.3.0</a>. </li> +<a href="mdevd-0.1.4.0.tar.gz">0.1.4.0</a>. </li> <li> Alternatively, you can checkout a copy of the <a href="//git.skarnet.org/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mdevd/">mdevd git repository</a>: diff --git a/doc/mdevd.html b/doc/mdevd.html index 3412253..58568cd 100644 --- a/doc/mdevd.html +++ b/doc/mdevd.html @@ -151,6 +151,34 @@ configuration where it can create device nodes as root or delete them, and does nothing else. </p> +<h3> execline command support </h3> + +<p> + In addition to the traditional shell command spawning via the <tt>@</tt>, +<tt>$</tt> and <tt>*</tt> directives, mdevd also supports spawning a command +with the +<a href="https://skarnet.org/software/execline/execlineb.html">execlineb</a> +launcher: +</p> + +<ul> + <li> <tt>+<em>cmd</em></tt> : spawns <tt>execlineb -Pc <em>cmd</em></tt> +when this line catches an event that has <tt>ACTION=add</tt>. This is the +equivalent of <tt>@<em>cmd</em></tt>. </li> + <li> <tt>-<em>cmd</em></tt> : spawns <tt>execlineb -Pc <em>cmd</em></tt> +when this line catches an event that has <tt>ACTION=remove</tt>. This is the +equivalent of <tt>$<em>cmd</em></tt>. </li> + <li> <tt>&<em>cmd</em></tt> : spawns <tt>execlineb -Pc <em>cmd</em></tt> +when this line catches an event no matter its action type. This is the +equivalent of <tt>*<em>cmd</em></tt>. </li> +</ul> + +<p> + Note that unlike <tt>/bin/sh</tt>, <tt>execlineb</tt> is spawned without an +absolute path, so in order for <tt>+</tt>, <tt>-</tt> and <tt>&</tt> to +work, the <tt>execlineb</tt> command must be available in mdevd's PATH. +</p> + <h2> Notes </h2> <ul> diff --git a/doc/upgrade.html b/doc/upgrade.html index 7775575..90fdac3 100644 --- a/doc/upgrade.html +++ b/doc/upgrade.html @@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ <h1> What has changed in mdevd </h1> +<h2> in 0.1.4.0 </h2> + +<ul> + <li> <a href="//skarnet.org/software/skalibs/">skalibs</a> +dependency bumped to 2.10.0.2. </li> + <li> New <tt>+</tt>, <tt>-</tt> and <tt>&</tt> command +directives supported in <tt>mdev.conf</tt>. These directives +spawn a command interpreted by the +<a href="https://skarnet.org/software/execline/execlineb.html">execlineb</a> +program launcher instead of <tt>/bin/sh</tt>. </li> +</ul> + <h2> in 0.1.3.0 </h2> <ul> |