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Andrew
Asked: 2013-11-21 02:01:53 +0800 CST

How can I inform a script called from a udev rule of the device that triggered the rule?

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I've got a udev rule 

ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="vd[c-z]", ENV{DEVICE_NAME}="KERNEL" RUN+="/usr/local/bin/udevtest"

where devices vd[c-z] trigger the rule and call my script. I am trying to pass the exact name of the device that triggers the script with the $DEVICE_NAME environment variable but it doesn't seem to be being picked up by the called script.

How is this done?

I am trying to write this for Debian and Ubuntu, so I don't think udisks2 can be used.

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  1. Best Answer

    Instead of using an environment variable, can you pass it in to the script as an argument? Something like:

    RUN+="/usr/local/bin/udevtest %k"
RUN+="/usr/local/bin/udevtest $KERNEL"

    Assuming your script can be modified to handle arguments

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