---
name: "udevtest"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "udev"
version: "0.105-4etch1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/udevtest"
---

# udevtest(8)

simulate a udev run and print the action to the console

## NAME

udevtest - simulate a udev run and print the action to the console

## SYNOPSIS

**udevtest** *device-path*

## DESCRIPTION

udevtest simulates a udev run for the given device and prints out the name of the node udev would have created, or the name of the network interface, that would have been renamed.

## AUTHOR

Written by Greg Kroah-Hartman \<greg@kroah.com\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**udev**(7)](/udev/7.md)