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MAKEDEV(8)		      1986		       MAKEDEV(8)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     makedev - make system special files

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     /\b/d\bde\bev\bv/\b/M\bMA\bAK\bKE\bED\bDE\bEV\bV _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be...

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     _\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV is a shell script normally used to install special
     files.  It resides in the /_\bd_\be_\bv directory, as this is the
     normal location of special files.	Arguments to _\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV are
     usually of the form _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be?  where _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be 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.

     s\bst\btd\bd  Create the _\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd 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.

     l\blo\boc\bca\bal\bl
	  Create those devices specific to the local site.  This
	  request causes the shell file /_\bd_\be_\bv/_\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV._\bl_\bo_\bc_\ba_\bl 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 _\bm_\bk_\bn_\bo_\bd(8), this shell
     script is useful only to the super-user.

D\bDI\bIA\bAG\bGN\bNO\bOS\bST\bTI\bIC\bCS\bS
     Either self-explanatory, or generated by one of the programs
     called from the script.  Use ``sh -x MAKEDEV'' in case of
     trouble.

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     intro(4), config(8), mknod(8)


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	8	N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
	9	makedev - make system special files
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	11	S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
	12	/\b/d\bde\bev\bv/\b/M\bMA\bAK\bKE\bED\bDE\bEV\bV _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be...
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	14	D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
	15	_\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV is a shell script normally used to install special
	16	files. It resides in the /_\bd_\be_\bv directory, as this is the
	17	normal location of special files. Arguments to _\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV are
	18	usually of the form _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be? where _\bd_\be_\bv_\bi_\bc_\be-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be is one
	19	of the supported devices listed in section 4 of the manual
	20	and ``?'' is a logical unit number (0-9). A few special
	21	arguments create assorted collections of devices and are
	22	listed below.
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	24	s\bst\btd\bd Create the _\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd devices for the system; e.g.
	25	/dev/console, /dev/tty. The VAX-11/780 console floppy
	26	device, /dev/floppy, and VAX-11/750 and VAX-11/730 con-
	27	sole cassette device(s), /dev/tu?, are also created
	28	with this entry.
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	30	l\blo\boc\bca\bal\bl
	31	Create those devices specific to the local site. This
	32	request causes the shell file /_\bd_\be_\bv/_\bM_\bA_\bK_\bE_\bD_\bE_\bV._\bl_\bo_\bc_\ba_\bl to be
	33	executed. Site specific commands, such as those used
	34	to setup dialup lines as ``ttyd?'' should be included
	35	in this file.
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	37	Since all devices are created using _\bm_\bk_\bn_\bo_\bd(8), this shell
	38	script is useful only to the super-user.
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	40	D\bDI\bIA\bAG\bGN\bNO\bOS\bST\bTI\bIC\bCS\bS
	41	Either self-explanatory, or generated by one of the programs
	42	called from the script. Use ``sh -x MAKEDEV'' in case of
	43	trouble.
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	45	S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
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