1MAKEDEV(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 MAKEDEV(8)
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NAME

6       makedev - make system special files
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SYNOPSIS

9       /dev/MAKEDEV device...
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DESCRIPTION

12       MAKEDEV  is  a shell script normally used to install special files.  It
13       resides in the /dev directory, as this is the normal location  of  spe‐
14       cial  files.  Arguments to MAKEDEV are usually of the form device-name?
15       where device-name is one of the supported devices listed in  section  4
16       of  the manual and ``?'' is a logical unit number (0-9).  A few special
17       arguments create assorted collections of devices and are listed below.
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19       std    Create the standard devices for the system;  e.g.  /dev/console,
20              /dev/tty.   The  VAX-11/780  console floppy device, /dev/floppy,
21              and  VAX-11/750  and  VAX-11/730  console  cassette   device(s),
22              /dev/tu?, are also created with this entry.
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24       local  Create  those  devices specific to the local site.  This request
25              causes the shell file /dev/MAKEDEV.local to be  executed.   Site
26              specific  commands,  such as those used to setup dialup lines as
27              ``ttyd?'' should be included in this file.
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29       Since all devices are created using mknod(8), this shell script is use‐
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DIAGNOSTICS

33       Either  self-explanatory,  or  generated  by one of the programs called
34       from the script.  Use ``sh -x MAKEDEV'' in case of trouble.
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SEE ALSO

37       intro(4), config(8), mknod(8)
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414.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 19, 1986                       MAKEDEV(8)
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