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| author | 2014-10-14 03:44:46 +0200 | |
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| committer | 2014-10-14 03:44:46 +0200 | |
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Update README description to match man page
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| @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices. | |||
| 6 | Background | 6 | Background |
| 7 | ========== | 7 | ========== |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 'usbmuxd' stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of | 9 | usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of |
| 10 | multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. To users, it means | 10 | multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. To users, it means |
| 11 | you can sync your music, contacts, photos, etc. over USB. To developers, it | 11 | you can sync your music, contacts, photos, etc. over USB. To developers, it |
| 12 | means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on the device. usbmuxd | 12 | means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on the device. usbmuxd |
| @@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ is not used for tethering data transfer which uses a dedicated USB interface as | |||
| 14 | a virtual network device. Multiple connections to different TCP ports can happen | 14 | a virtual network device. Multiple connections to different TCP ports can happen |
| 15 | in parallel. The higher-level layers are handled by libimobiledevice. | 15 | in parallel. The higher-level layers are handled by libimobiledevice. |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | When usbmuxd is running (normally started, or stopped as a result of 'udev' | 17 | When usbmuxd is running (normally started, or stopped as a result of "udev" |
| 18 | auto-insertion messages or by systemd) it provides a socket interface in | 18 | auto-insertion messages or by systemd) it provides a socket interface in |
| 19 | '/var/run/usbmuxd' that is designed to be compatible with the socket interface | 19 | "/var/run/usbmuxd" that is designed to be compatible with the socket interface |
| 20 | that is provided on Mac OS X. | 20 | that is provided on Mac OS X. |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | You should also create a 'usbmux' user that has access to USB devices on your | 22 | You should also create a "usbmux" user that has access to USB devices on your |
| 23 | system. Alternatively, you can pass a different username using the -U argument. | 23 | system. Alternatively, you can pass a different username using the -U argument. |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | Due to iOS 7 the daemon now also manages pairing records with iOSdevices and | 25 | Due to iOS 7 the daemon now also manages pairing records with iOS devices and |
| 26 | the host in '/var/lib/lockdown' (Linux) or '/var/db/lockdown' (Mac OS X). | 26 | the host in "/var/lib/lockdown" (Linux) or "/var/db/lockdown" (Mac OS X). |
| 27 | Ensure proper permissions are setup for the daemon to access the directory. | 27 | Ensure proper permissions are setup for the daemon to access the directory. |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | Requirements | 29 | Requirements |
