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diff --git a/man/hwdb.xml b/man/hwdb.xml index e6215df738..8a6e26d089 100644 --- a/man/hwdb.xml +++ b/man/hwdb.xml @@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ <refsect1><title>Hardware Database Files</title> <para>The hwdb files are read from the files located in the - system hwdb directory <filename>&udevlibexecdir;/hwdb.d</filename>, - the volatile runtime directory <filename>/run/udev/hwdb.d</filename> + system hwdb directory <filename>&udevlibexecdir;/hwdb.d</filename> and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/udev/hwdb.d</filename>. All hwdb files are collectively sorted and processed in lexical order, regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other. Files in <filename>/etc</filename> - have the highest priority, files in <filename>/run</filename> take precedence - over files with the same name in <filename>&rootprefix;/lib</filename>. This can be - used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed; + take precedence over files with the same name in <filename>&rootprefix;/lib</filename>. + This can be used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed; a symlink in <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a hwdb file in <filename>&rootprefix;/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, disables the hwdb file entirely. hwdb files must have the extension |