


MAKEDEV(8)         MachTen Programmer's Manual         MAKEDEV(8)


NNAAMMEE
       MAKEDEV - create system and device special files

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       MAKEDEV name ...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The shell script _M_A_K_E_D_E_V, found in the ``/dev'' directory,
       is used to create the  common  special  files.   See  _s_p_e_-
       _c_i_a_l(8) for a more complete discussion of special files.

       _M_A_K_E_D_E_V  takes  any  number  of device names as arguments,
       where the  names  are  the  common  abbreviation  for  the
       device.   There  are  two  special  devices,  ``std''  and
       ``local''.  The former creates the  standard  devices  for
       the  architecture.   The latter is for devices specific to
       the   local   site,   and   executes   the   shell    file
       ``MAKEDEV.local''.

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

       std       the  standard  devices (CP, console, drum, fd/*,
                 klog, kmem, mem, null,  remote,  stderr,  stdin,
                 stdout, tty, vmem)
       local     configuration specific devices
       cy#       Cipher
       dk#       VDDC or SMDE disk on Versabus
       dr#       IKON DR-11W
       enp#      CMC Ethernet interface for loading RAM
       hd#       VDDC or SMDE disk on VME
       ik#       IKON DR-11W w/ E&S PS300
       mp#       MPCC
       pty#      set of 32 master and slave pseudo terminals
       vx#       VIOC

FFIILLEESS
       /dev      The special file directory.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _m_k_n_o_d(1), _i_n_t_r_o(4), _c_o_n_f_i_g(8), _s_p_e_c_i_a_l(8)

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