docs/manual: extend makedev syntax section
The section of the manual describing the makedev syntax is not up-to-date with the current features, and does not properly describe existing ones. - extend the list of types with the requirements on the existence of the target file or directory; for 'c', 'b', and 'p', the existence requirement is inherited from mknod(2): ERRORS ... ENOENT A directory component in pathname does not exist or is a dangling symbolic link. for the other types, the existence requirements are extracted from the source of makedev.c; - format the types flags, so they are rendered in monospace; - extend the 'mode' description, as it can be set to -1 for 'f', 'd', or 'r', so that only the uid and gid are set. This is most useful for 'r', where setting the same mode recursively for all the sub-directories and files alike does not really make sense; indeed in this case, the modes are usually set correctly when the package (or rootfs overlay) installs the files, and only the uid and gid are interesting to set; - extend and update the examples to show-case the -1 mode use-case. Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin@orange.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
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- +name+ is the path to the file you want to create/modify
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- +name+ is the path to the file you want to create/modify
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- +type+ is the type of the file, being one of:
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- +type+ is the type of the file, being one of:
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* f: a regular file
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* `f`: a regular file, which must already exist
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* d: a directory
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* `F`: a regular file, which is ignored and not created if missing
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* r: a directory recursively
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* `d`: a directory, which is created, as well as its parents, if missing
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* c: a character device file
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* `r`: a directory recursively, which must already exist
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* b: a block device file
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* `c`: a character device file, which parent directory must exist
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* p: a named pipe
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* `b`: a block device file, which parent directory must exist
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* `p`: a named pipe, which parent directory must exist
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- +mode+ are the usual permissions settings (only numerical values
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- +mode+ are the usual permissions settings (only numerical values
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are allowed)
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are allowed);
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for type `d`, the mode of existing parents is not changed, but the mode
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of created parents is set;
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for types `f`, `F`, and `r`, +mode+ can also be set to +-1+ to not
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change the mode (and only change uid and gid)
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- +uid+ and +gid+ are the UID and GID to set on this file; can be
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- +uid+ and +gid+ are the UID and GID to set on this file; can be
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either numerical values or actual names
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either numerical values or actual names
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- +major+ and +minor+ are here for device files, set to +-+ for other
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- +major+ and +minor+ are here for device files, set to +-+ for other
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of files, and can be reduced to a loop, beginning at +start+,
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of files, and can be reduced to a loop, beginning at +start+,
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incrementing its counter by +inc+ until it reaches +count+
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incrementing its counter by +inc+ until it reaches +count+
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Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file; using
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Let's say you want to change the ownership and permissions of a given
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this syntax, you will need to write:
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file; using this syntax, you will need to write:
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/usr/bin/foo f 755 0 0 - - - - -
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/usr/bin/foo f 755 0 0 - - - - -
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/usr/bin/bar f 755 root root - - - - -
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/usr/bin/bar f 755 root root - - - - -
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/data/buz f 644 buz-user buz-group - - - - -
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/data/buz f 644 buz-user buz-group - - - - -
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/data/baz f -1 baz-user baz-group - - - - -
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Alternatively, if you want to change owner/permission of a directory
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Alternatively, if you want to change owner of a directory recursively,
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recursively, you can write (to set UID to foo, GID to bar and access
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you can write (to set UID to `foo` and GID to `bar` for the directory
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rights to rwxr-x--- for the directory /usr/share/myapp and all files
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`/usr/share/myapp` and all files and directories below it):
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and directories below it):
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/usr/share/myapp r 750 foo bar - - - - -
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/usr/share/myapp r -1 foo bar - - - - -
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On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+
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On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+
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