stab(5)
NAME
stab - current PCMCIA socket status
DESCRIPTION
The stab file is created by cardmgr and contains identifi
cation 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