1MAKEDEV(8) System Manager's Manual MAKEDEV(8)
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6 makedev - make system special files
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9 /dev/MAKEDEV device...
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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.
18 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.
23 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.
28 Since all devices are created using mknod(8), this shell script is use‐
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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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37 intro(4), config(8), mknod(8)
384.2 Berkeley Distribution May 19, 1986 MAKEDEV(8)