From bf2e0ece853b888eb37055849975ddeab3f5f051 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:11:33 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Document "...|..." udev match syntax
---
man/udev.xml | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/udev.xml b/man/udev.xml
index db729378c5..2948b9ce2b 100644
--- a/man/udev.xml
+++ b/man/udev.xml
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <para>Most of the fields support shell glob pattern matching. The following
- pattern characters are supported:</para>
+ <para>Most of the fields support shell glob pattern matching and
+ alternate patterns. The following special characters are supported:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>*</literal></term>
@@ -300,6 +300,14 @@
any characters not enclosed are matched.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>|</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Separates alternative patterns. For example, the pattern string
+ <literal>abc|x*</literal> would match either <literal>abc</literal>
+ or <literal>x*</literal>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The following keys can get values assigned:</para>