STAB(5)

NAME
stab - current PCMCIA socket status

DESCRIPTION
The stab file is created by cardmgr and contains identification and device driver information for PCMCIA cards. Each socket is described by one header line, followed by one or more device descriptions. The header gives the card name as given in /etc/pcmcia/config. Device lines consist of a series of tab-separated fields. For each device, the fields correspond to socket number, device class, driver name, instance, device name, and major and minor numbers. The device class identifies which script in /etc/pcmcia is used to configure or shut down this device. The instance is used to number devices when a single card has several devices associated with the same driver. The device name may either a filename in /dev or be a network interface name. The major and minor numbers are only present if appropriate for this device type.

The file is updated by cardmgr whenever a card is inserted or ejected, and when cardmgr receives a SIGHUP signal.

The stab file will normally be created in /var/lib/pcmcia, but if that directory is unavailable, it will be found in /var/run.

AUTHOR
David Hinds - dahinds@users.sourceforge.net

SEE ALSO
cardmgr(8), cardctl(8), pcmcia(5).