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-About
-=====
+# usbmud
+
+## About
A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices.
-Background
-==========
+## Background
usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of
multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. To users, it means
@@ -26,34 +26,35 @@ Due to iOS 7 the daemon now also manages pairing records with iOS devices and
the host in "/var/lib/lockdown" (Linux) or "/var/db/lockdown" (Mac OS X).
Ensure proper permissions are setup for the daemon to access the directory.
-Requirements
-============
+## Requirements
Development Packages of:
- libimobiledevice
- libplist
- libusb
+* libimobiledevice
+* libplist
+* libusb
Software:
- make
- autoheader
- automake
- autoconf
- libtool
- pkg-config
- gcc
- udev (Linux only)
+ make
+ autoheader
+ automake
+ autoconf
+ libtool
+ pkg-config
+ gcc
+ udev (Linux only)
Optional:
- systemd (Linux only)
+ systemd (Linux only)
-Installation
-============
+## Installation
To compile run:
- ./autogen.sh
- make
- sudo make install
+
+```bash
+./autogen.sh
+make
+sudo make install
+```
The daemon is automatically started by udev or systemd depending on what you
have configured it on hotplug of an iOS device and exits if the last device
@@ -62,32 +63,17 @@ was unplugged.
For debugging purposes it is helpful to start usbmuxd using the foreground '-f'
argument and enable verbose mode '-v' to get suitable logs.
-Who/What/Where?
-===============
-
-Home:
- http://www.libimobiledevice.org/
-
-Code:
- git clone http://git.libimobiledevice.org/usbmuxd.git
-
-Code (Mirror):
- git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd.git
-
-Tickets:
- http://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/issues
-
-Mailing List:
- http://lists.libimobiledevice.org/mailman/listinfo/libimobiledevice-devel
-
-IRC:
- irc://irc.freenode.net#libimobiledevice
+## Who/What/Where?
-Twitter:
- https://twitter.com/libimobiledev
+* Home: http://www.libimobiledevice.org/
+* Code: `git clone http://git.libimobiledevice.org/usbmuxd.git`
+* Code (Mirror): `git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd.git`
+* Tickets: http://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/issues
+* Mailing List: http://lists.libimobiledevice.org/mailman/listinfo/libimobiledevice-devel
+* IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net#libimobiledevice
+* Twitter: https://twitter.com/libimobiledev
-Credits
-=======
+## Credits
The first usbmuxd daemon implementation was authored by Hector Martin.
@@ -95,5 +81,4 @@ Apple, iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.
libimobiledevice is an independent software library and has not been
authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.
-README Updated on:
- 2015-01-28
+README Updated on: 2015-12-13