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<refentry id="sd-device" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>sd-device</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sd-device</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>sd-device</refname>
    <refpurpose>API for enumerating and introspecting local devices</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <funcsynopsis>
      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-device.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
    </funcsynopsis>

    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>pkg-config --cflags --libs libsystemd</command>
    </cmdsynopsis>

  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><filename>sd-device.h</filename> provides an API to introspect and enumerate devices on the local
    system. It provides a programmatic interface to the database of devices and their properties mananaged by
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    This API is a replacement for
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>libudev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
    <filename>libudev.h</filename>.</para>

    <para>See
    <literallayout><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_device_get_syspath</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_device_ref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</literallayout>
    for more information about the functions available.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-event</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udevadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>