HAL-FIND(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures HAL-FIND(8)

NAME

hal-find, hal-find-by-capability, hal-find-by-property - search HAL
global device list

SYNOPSIS

hal-find-by-capability --capability capability [--help]
[--verbose] [--version]


hal-find-by-property --key key --string value [--help]
[--verbose] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

The hal-find commands, hal-find-by-capability and hal-find-by-
property, search the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) device list by
specified criteria and displays results on the standard output. hal-
find-by-capability searches by capability, such as volume or block.
hal-find-by-property searches by property, such as block.is_volume or
volume.disc.has_audio.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

--capability capability
HAL device capability to search for.


--help
Display list of options.


--key key
The key to the property that is the basis
of the search.


--string value
The string value associated with the
property that is the basis of the search.


--verbose
Verbose mode.


--version
Display version and exit.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Volatile |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

attributes(7), hal(7), hald(8)

August 22, 2006 HAL-FIND(8)