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6<refentry id="sd-device" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
7
8  <refentryinfo>
9    <title>sd-device</title>
10    <productname>systemd</productname>
11  </refentryinfo>
12
13  <refmeta>
14    <refentrytitle>sd-device</refentrytitle>
15    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
16  </refmeta>
17
18  <refnamediv>
19    <refname>sd-device</refname>
20    <refpurpose>API for enumerating and introspecting local devices</refpurpose>
21  </refnamediv>
22
23  <refsynopsisdiv>
24    <funcsynopsis>
25      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-device.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
26    </funcsynopsis>
27
28    <cmdsynopsis>
29      <command>pkg-config --cflags --libs libsystemd</command>
30    </cmdsynopsis>
31
32  </refsynopsisdiv>
33
34  <refsect1>
35    <title>Description</title>
36
37    <para><filename>sd-device.h</filename> provides an API to introspect and enumerate devices on the local
38    system. It provides a programmatic interface to the database of devices and their properties mananaged by
39    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
40    This API is a replacement for
41    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>libudev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
42    <filename>libudev.h</filename>.</para>
43
44    <para>See
45    <literallayout><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_device_get_syspath</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
46<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_device_ref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
47</literallayout>
48    for more information about the functions available.</para>
49  </refsect1>
50
51  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
52
53  <refsect1>
54    <title>See Also</title>
55    <para>
56      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
57      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-event</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
58      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udevadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
59    </para>
60  </refsect1>
61
62</refentry>
63