devattr(1M)                                              devattr(1M)


       NAME
             devattr - lists device attributes

       SYNOPSIS
             devattr [-v] device [attribute [. . .]]

       DESCRIPTION
             devattr displays the values for a device's attributes.  The
             display can be presented in two formats.  When run without the
             -v option, devattr shows only the attribute values.  When run
             with -v, devattr shows the attributes in the format
             attribute=value[,value . . .].  When no attributes are given
             on the command line, all attributes for the specified device
             are displayed in alphabetical order by attribute name.  If
             attributes are given on the command line, only those are shown
             and they are displayed in command line order.

          Options
             devattr takes the following options:

             -v    Specifies verbose format, where attribute values are
                   displayed in an attribute=value format.

             device
                   Defines the device for which attributes should be
                   displayed.  This value can be the absolute pathname of
                   the device or the device alias.  If the provided value
                   is an absolute pathname, devattr gets the device alias
                   name to which the pathname maps, and displays all the
                   attributes defined for that alias.  If the alias is a
                   secure device alias, then security attributes are also
                   displayed.

             attribute
                   Defines which attributes should be shown.  The default
                   is to show all attributes for a device.  See putdev(1M)
                   for a complete list of device attributes.

          Files
             /etc/device.tab
             /etc/security/ddb/ddb_dsfmap
             /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore
                   (Language-specific message file [see LANG in environ(5)]





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      devattr(1M)                                              devattr(1M)


         Return Values
            If successful, devattr exits with a value of zero (0).  If
            there is an error, the devattr exits with one of the following
            values and prints the corresponding error message:

            1     syntax incorrect, invalid options
                  USAGE: devattr [-v] device [attribute [. . .]]

            1     Insufficient memory

            2     Device Database could not be opened for reading

            2     Device Database in inconsistent state - notify
                  administrator

            3     Requested device not found in Device Database

      REFERENCES
            getdev(1M), putdev(1M)





























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