hal-set-property (1) Linux Manual Page
hal-set-property – set a property on a device object
Synopsis
hal-set-property [options]Description
hal-set-property sets a property on a device object in the HAL device database. For more information about both the big picture and specific HAL properties, refer to the HAL spec which can be found in /usr/share/doc/hal-0.5.13/spec/hal-spec.html depending on the distribution.Options
The following options are supported:- –udi
- The UDI (Unique Device Identifier) of the device object.
- –key
- The name of the property.
- –int
- Set value property of the property to a 32-bit signed integer. The value passed is assumed to be decimal unless it’s prefixed with 0x or x for hexadecimal values.
- –uint64
- Set value property of the property to a 64-bit unsigned integer. The value passed is assumed to be decimal unless it’s prefixed with 0x or x for hexadecimal values.
- –string
- Set value property of the property to a string.
- –double
- Set value property of the property to a floating point number.
- –bool
- Set value property of the property to boolean, e.g. true or false.
- –strlist-pre
- Prepend an item to a string list.
- –strlist-post
- Append an item to a string list.
- –strlist-rem
- Remove an item from a string list.
- –remove
- Remove a property.
- –help
- Print out usage.
- –version
- Print the version.