MAKEDEV(8)    NetBSD System Manager's Manual (I386 Architecture)    MAKEDEV(8)

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     MMAAKKEEDDEEVV, mmaakkeeddeevv - create system and device special files

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     MMAAKKEEDDEEVV _d_e_v_i_c_e___n_a_m_e _._._.

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     The shell script MMAAKKEEDDEEVV, found in the _/_d_e_v directory, is used to create
     the common special files.

     MMAAKKEEDDEEVV takes any number of device names as arguments, where the names
     are the common abbreviation for the device.  There are two special de-
     vices, _s_t_d and _l_o_c_a_l. The former creates the standard devices for the ar-
     chitecture.  The latter is for devices specific to the local site, and
     executes the shell file _M_A_K_E_D_E_V_._l_o_c_a_l.

     The i386 supports the following devices.  Where a device name is followed
     by a hash sign `#', the hash sign must be replaced by a unit number.

     _s_t_d     the standard devices (_c_o_n_s_o_l_e, _d_r_u_m, _f_d_/_*, _i_o, _k_l_o_g, _k_m_e_m, _m_e_m,
             _n_u_l_l, _s_t_d_e_r_r, _s_t_d_i_n, _s_t_d_o_u_t, _t_t_y, _z_e_r_o).
     _l_o_c_a_l   configuration specific devices.
     _a_p_m     power management device.
     _a_u_d_i_o   generic audio interface.
     _b_p_f_#    Berkeley packet filters.
     _c_c_d_#    ``concatenated'' pseudo-disks.
     _c_d_#     SCSI CD-ROM drives.
     _c_h_#     SCSI changer devices.
     _f_d      file descriptors.
     _f_d_#     ``floppy'' disk drives (3 1/2, 5 1/4).
     _j_o_y_#    joystick devices.
     _k_l_o_g    kernel logging device.
     _l_k_m     loadable kernel module interface.
     _r_a_n_d_o_m  Random number generator
     _l_m_s_#    Logitech bus mice.
     _l_p_a_#    standard PC LPT ports (polled).
     _l_p_t_#    standard PC LPT ports (interrupt-driven).
     _m_c_d_#    Mitsumi CD-ROM drives.
     _m_m_s_#    Microsoft bus mice.
     _p_m_s_#    PS/2 mice.
     _p_t_y_#    set of 16 master and slave pseudo terminals.
     _r_d_#     ``ramdisk'' pseudo-disks.
     _s_d_#     SCSI disk drives.
     _s_p_e_a_k_e_r
             PC speaker.
     _s_s_#     SCSI scanner devices.
     _s_t_#     SCSI tape drives.
     _t_t_y_#    standard PC COM ports.
     _t_t_y_v_#   virtual consoles.
     _t_u_n_#    network tunnel driver.
     _u_k_#     unknown SCSI devices.
     _v_n_d_#    ``file'' pseudo-disks.
     _w_d_#     ``winchester'' disk drives (ST506, IDE, ESDI, RLL etc.).
     _w_t_#     QIC-interfaced (e.g. not SCSI) 3M cartridge tape.

FFIILLEESS
     /dev  The special file directory.

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     intro(4),  config(8),  mknod(8)

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