udevadm trigger

Category: Administration

udevadm trigger

Replay device events through the rules

Synthesizes add events for existing devices so udev runs its rules on them again. Use it after adding or editing rules to apply them without rebooting or replugging hardware. With --action=remove or a device path you can target specific devices.
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