Alternative to /proc/bus/usb/devices

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/proc/bus/usb/devices should not be used anymore (and can't be mounted anymore on Ubuntu 11.04) But what is an alternative to it, for use in a terminal? I could easily grep that output to look for a certain device, but I'm lost in all the /sys/ entries...

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Fix for: Alternative to /proc/bus/usb/devices

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lsusb either just lists the devices, or very verbose and dumps a lot of information, but is missing which driver owns each, what interface and alternative configuration is currently selected and in use. v3.5-rc1 removed and in effect , but fortunate…

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