From 59d15c9f32056ede5213117b481124b44e750b1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Hesse Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:09:03 +0200 Subject: add documentation --- README.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5d1b2df..ad21eb7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,43 @@ udev-block-notify ================= -Notify about udev block events \ No newline at end of file +**Notify about udev block events** + +This runs in background and produces notifications whenever udev (or systemd) +receives an event about a block device. Notifications look like this: + +![Notification](screenshot.png) + +Requirements +------------ + +To compile and run `udev-block-notify` you need: + +* [libnotify](http://library.gnome.org/devel/notification-spec/) +* [systemd](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd) (or `udev` which has been merge into `systemd`) +* [markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) (HTML documentation) + +Some systems may require additional development packages for the libraries. +Look for `systemd-devel`, `libudev-devel` or similar. + +Build and install +----------------- + +Building and installing is very easy. Just run: + +> make + +followed by: + +> make install + +This will place an executable at `/usr/bin/udev-block-notify`, +documentation can be found in `/usr/share/doc/udev-block-notify/`. +Additionally a desktop file is installed to `/etc/xdg/autostart/`, this +automatically starts the program when logged in to a desktop environment. + +Usage +----- + +Just run `udev-block-notify` after installation or re-login to desktop +environment for autostart. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2