# udevadm info --name=input/event12 P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input13/event12 N: input/event12 S: input/by-id/usb-Saitek_Saitek_Pro_Flight_Rudder_Pedals-event-joystick S: input/by-path/pci-0000:00:1a.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0-event-joystick E: DEVLINKS=/dev/input/by-id/usb-Saitek_Saitek_Pro_Flight_Rudder_Pedals-event-joystick /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:1a.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0-event-joystick E: DEVNAME=/dev/input/event12 E: DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input13/event12 E: ID_BUS=usb E: ID_FOR_SEAT=input-pci-0000_00_1a_0-usb-0_1_1_1_0 E: ID_INPUT=1 E: ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK=1 E: ID_MODEL=Saitek_Pro_Flight_Rudder_Pedals E: ID_MODEL_ENC=Saitek\x20Pro\x20Flight\x20Rudder\x20Pedals E: ID_MODEL_ID=0763 E: ID_PATH=pci-0000:00:1a.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0 E: ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_00_1a_0-usb-0_1_1_1_0 E: ID_REVISION=0100 E: ID_SERIAL=Saitek_Saitek_Pro_Flight_Rudder_Pedals E: ID_TYPE=hid E: ID_USB_DRIVER=usbhid E: ID_USB_INTERFACES=:030000: E: ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM=00 E: ID_VENDOR=Saitek E: ID_VENDOR_ENC=Saitek E: ID_VENDOR_ID=06a3 E: MAJOR=13 E: MINOR=76 E: SUBSYSTEM=input E: TAGS=:seat:uaccess: E: USEC_INITIALIZED=97854960 # udevadm test-builtin input_id /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input13/event12 calling: test-builtin === trie on-disk === tool version: 204 file size: 5675621 bytes header size 80 bytes strings 1270093 bytes nodes 4405448 bytes load module index ID_INPUT=1 capabilities/ev raw kernel attribute: 9 capabilities/ev decoded bit map: bit 0: 0000000000000009 capabilities/abs raw kernel attribute: 23 capabilities/abs decoded bit map: bit 0: 0000000000000023 capabilities/rel raw kernel attribute: 0 capabilities/rel decoded bit map: capabilities/key raw kernel attribute: 0 capabilities/key decoded bit map: test_key: no EV_KEY capability unload module index # udevadm info --attribute-walk --name=input/event12 Udevadm info starts with the device specified by the devpath and then walks up the chain of parent devices. It prints for every device found, all possible attributes in the udev rules key format. A rule to match, can be composed by the attributes of the device and the attributes from one single parent device. looking at device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input13/event12': KERNEL=="event12" SUBSYSTEM=="input" DRIVER=="" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input13': KERNELS=="input13" SUBSYSTEMS=="input" DRIVERS=="" ATTRS{name}=="Saitek Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals" ATTRS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0" ATTRS{uniq}=="" ATTRS{properties}=="0" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0': KERNELS=="1-1.1:1.0" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usbhid" ATTRS{bInterfaceClass}=="03" ATTRS{bInterfaceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bInterfaceProtocol}=="00" ATTRS{bNumEndpoints}=="01" ATTRS{supports_autosuspend}=="1" ATTRS{bAlternateSetting}==" 0" ATTRS{bInterfaceNumber}=="00" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1': KERNELS=="1-1.1" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb" ATTRS{bDeviceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceProtocol}=="00" ATTRS{devpath}=="1.1" ATTRS{idVendor}=="06a3" ATTRS{speed}=="12" ATTRS{bNumInterfaces}==" 1" ATTRS{bConfigurationValue}=="1" ATTRS{bMaxPacketSize0}=="8" ATTRS{busnum}=="1" ATTRS{devnum}=="7" ATTRS{configuration}=="" ATTRS{bMaxPower}=="100mA" ATTRS{authorized}=="1" ATTRS{bmAttributes}=="80" ATTRS{bNumConfigurations}=="1" ATTRS{maxchild}=="0" ATTRS{bcdDevice}=="0100" ATTRS{avoid_reset_quirk}=="0" ATTRS{quirks}=="0x0" ATTRS{version}==" 2.00" ATTRS{urbnum}=="15" ATTRS{ltm_capable}=="no" ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Saitek" ATTRS{removable}=="removable" ATTRS{idProduct}=="0763" ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="00" ATTRS{product}=="Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1': KERNELS=="1-1" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb" ATTRS{bDeviceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceProtocol}=="01" ATTRS{devpath}=="1" ATTRS{idVendor}=="8087" ATTRS{speed}=="480" ATTRS{bNumInterfaces}==" 1" ATTRS{bConfigurationValue}=="1" ATTRS{bMaxPacketSize0}=="64" ATTRS{busnum}=="1" ATTRS{devnum}=="2" ATTRS{configuration}=="" ATTRS{bMaxPower}=="0mA" ATTRS{authorized}=="1" ATTRS{bmAttributes}=="e0" ATTRS{bNumConfigurations}=="1" ATTRS{maxchild}=="6" ATTRS{bcdDevice}=="0000" ATTRS{avoid_reset_quirk}=="0" ATTRS{quirks}=="0x0" ATTRS{version}==" 2.00" ATTRS{urbnum}=="72" ATTRS{ltm_capable}=="no" ATTRS{removable}=="fixed" ATTRS{idProduct}=="0024" ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="09" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1': KERNELS=="usb1" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb" ATTRS{bDeviceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceProtocol}=="00" ATTRS{devpath}=="0" ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d6b" ATTRS{speed}=="480" ATTRS{bNumInterfaces}==" 1" ATTRS{bConfigurationValue}=="1" ATTRS{bMaxPacketSize0}=="64" ATTRS{authorized_default}=="1" ATTRS{busnum}=="1" ATTRS{devnum}=="1" ATTRS{configuration}=="" ATTRS{bMaxPower}=="0mA" ATTRS{authorized}=="1" ATTRS{bmAttributes}=="e0" ATTRS{bNumConfigurations}=="1" ATTRS{maxchild}=="2" ATTRS{bcdDevice}=="0311" ATTRS{avoid_reset_quirk}=="0" ATTRS{quirks}=="0x0" ATTRS{serial}=="0000:00:1a.0" ATTRS{version}==" 2.00" ATTRS{urbnum}=="24" ATTRS{ltm_capable}=="no" ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Linux 3.11.0-15-generic ehci_hcd" ATTRS{removable}=="unknown" ATTRS{idProduct}=="0002" ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="09" ATTRS{product}=="EHCI Host Controller" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0': KERNELS=="0000:00:1a.0" SUBSYSTEMS=="pci" DRIVERS=="ehci-pci" ATTRS{irq}=="16" ATTRS{subsystem_vendor}=="0x1458" ATTRS{broken_parity_status}=="0" ATTRS{class}=="0x0c0320" ATTRS{companion}=="" ATTRS{consistent_dma_mask_bits}=="32" ATTRS{dma_mask_bits}=="32" ATTRS{local_cpus}=="00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000003" ATTRS{device}=="0x1e2d" ATTRS{uframe_periodic_max}=="100" ATTRS{msi_bus}=="" ATTRS{local_cpulist}=="0-1" ATTRS{vendor}=="0x8086" ATTRS{subsystem_device}=="0x5006" ATTRS{numa_node}=="-1" ATTRS{d3cold_allowed}=="1" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00': KERNELS=="pci0000:00" SUBSYSTEMS=="" DRIVERS==""