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, /etc/halevt, and /usr/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.
-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 /var/lib/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.
SEE ALSO
lshal(1), hald(8)
VERSION
This is Halevt version 0.1.5.
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
Copyright © 2007-2008 Patrice Dumas <pertusus at free dot fr>,
2005 Novell, Inc.
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.