File usbutils.manpage.patch of Package usbutils
--- lsusb.8 | 24 ++---------------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) Index: usbutils-mainline/lsusb.8 =================================================================== --- usbutils-mainline.orig/lsusb.8 +++ usbutils-mainline/lsusb.8 @@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ lsusb \- list USB devices is a utility for displaying information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. -To make use of all the features of this program, -you need to have a Linux kernel -which supports the /proc/bus/usb interface -(e.g., Linux kernel 2.3.15 or newer). - .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v, \-\-verbose @@ -39,10 +34,10 @@ Show only devices with the specified ven Both ID's are given in hexadecimal. .TP .B \-D \fIdevice\fP -Do not scan the /proc/bus/usb directory, +Do not scan the /dev/bus/usb directory, instead display only information about the device whose device file is given. -The device file should be something like /proc/bus/usb/001/001. +The device file should be something like /dev/bus/usb/001/001. This option displays detailed information like the \fBv\fP option; you must be root to do this. .TP @@ -55,14 +50,6 @@ to dump the physical USB device hierarch Print version information on standard output, then exit successfully. -.SH DIAGNOSTICS -.TP -cannot open /proc/bus/usb/\fInnn\fP/\fInnn\fP, Permission denied (13) -To get detailed information, -.I lsusb -must open the files in /proc/bus/usb in read-write mode. -You must be root in order to do this. - .SH RETURN VALUE If the specified device is not found, a non-zero exit code is returned. @@ -70,13 +57,6 @@ If the specified device is not found, a .TP .B /usr/share/usb.ids A list of all known USB ID's (vendors, products, classes, subclasses and protocols). -.TP -.B /proc/bus/usb -An interface to USB devices provided by the post-2.3.15 Linux -kernels. Contains per-bus subdirectories with per-device files and a -.I devices -file displaying some of the descriptors for each USB device. -This interface is also support by some 2.2 Linux kernels. .SH SEE ALSO .BR lspci (8)
