don't describe the format in the man page, so nobody depends on it

SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/dev_mkdb/dev_mkdb.8 5.3

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/dev_mkdb/dev_mkdb.8 b/usr/src/usr.sbin/dev_mkdb/dev_mkdb.8
index d30c52c..5b06142 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/dev_mkdb/dev_mkdb.8
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/dev_mkdb/dev_mkdb.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)dev_mkdb.8  5.2 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)dev_mkdb.8  5.3 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH dev_mkdb 8 ""
 .UC 7
 .\"
 .TH dev_mkdb 8 ""
 .UC 7


@@ -17,17 +17,8 @@ creates a
 .IR db (3)
 database in ``/var/run/dev.db'' which lists the name and
 .I st_rdev
 .IR db (3)
 database in ``/var/run/dev.db'' which lists the name and
 .I st_rdev

-field of all of the character and block special files in the ``/dev'' directory.
-Character special files are entered using the
-.I st_rdev
-field as the key.  Block special files are entered using the
-.I st_rdev
-field followed by a single NULL byte as the key.
-The file name is stored as the data.
-.PP
-This database is used by the devname() function in
-.IR ps (1)
-and is shared among several other programs.
+field of all of the character and block special files in the ``/dev''
+directory.

 .SH FILES
 /dev                                   Device directory
 .br
 .SH FILES
 /dev                                   Device directory
 .br