2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat8/makedev.0

MAKEDEV(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       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 special 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 con-
	  sole 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 useful 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)


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