4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat8/makedev.0

MAKEDEV(8)                                                          MAKEDEV(8)


NAME
       makedev - make system special files

SYNOPSIS
       /dev/MAKEDEV device...

DESCRIPTION
       MAKEDEV  is  a shell script normally used to install special files.  It
       resides in the /dev directory, as this is the normal location  of  spe‐
       cial  files.  Arguments to MAKEDEV are usually of the form device-name?
       where device-name is one of the supported devices listed in  section  4
       of  the manual and ‘‘?’’ is a logical unit number (0-9).  A few special
       arguments create assorted collections of devices and are listed  below.

       std    Create  the  standard devices for the system; e.g. /dev/console,
              /dev/tty.  The VAX-11/780 console  floppy  device,  /dev/floppy,
              and   VAX-11/750  and  VAX-11/730  console  cassette  device(s),
              /dev/tu?, are also created with this entry.

       local  Create those devices specific to the local site.   This  request
              causes  the  shell file /dev/MAKEDEV.local to be executed.  Site
              specific commands, such as those used to setup dialup  lines  as
              ‘‘ttyd?’’ should be included in this file.

       Since all devices are created using mknod(8), this shell script is use‐
       ful only to the super-user.

DIAGNOSTICS
       Either self-explanatory, or generated by one  of  the  programs  called
       from the script.  Use ‘‘sh -x MAKEDEV’’ in case of trouble.

SEE ALSO
       intro(4), config(8), mknod(8)


4.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 19, 1986                       MAKEDEV(8)