MAKEDEV(8)MAKEDEV(8)NAME
makedev, MAKEDEV - make system special files
SYNOPSIS
/dev/MAKEDEV device...
DESCRIPTIONMAKEDEV 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.
NeXT Create the standard devices for a NeXT system. This includes
all the standard UNIX devices, plus some devices specific to
NeXT.
std Create the standard devices for a UNIX system; e.g.
/dev/console, /dev/tty.
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 ALSOintro(4), config(8), mknod(8)4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 19, 1986 MAKEDEV(8)
