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Date:      Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:26:48 -0500
From:      "Josh Paetzel" <josh@tcbug.org>
To:        "FreeBSD gnats submit" <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   docs/79572: man page for devfs doesn't list the configuration files /etc/defaults/devfs.rules or /etc/devfs.rules
Message-ID:  <1112732808.0@twinmp.tcbug.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200504052030.j35KU7Iw056267@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         79572
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       man page for devfs doesn't list the configuration files /etc/defaults/devfs.rules or /etc/devfs.rules
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Apr 05 20:30:07 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Josh Paetzel
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p6 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:


System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p6 #0: Sun Apr  3 14:04:36 CDT 2005
    root@twinmp.tcbug.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TWINMP



>Description:


The devfs man page doesn't say anything about the devfs.rules configuration file.


>How-To-Repeat:


man devfs


>Fix:


apply the following patch to man 8 devfs   

--- devfs.8.old Tue Apr  5 15:13:23 2005
+++ devfs.8     Tue Apr  5 15:19:35 2005
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
 The rule numbers are preserved,
 but ruleset 10 may already have rules with non-conflicting numbers
 (these will be preserved).
+.Sh FILES
+.Xr /etc/defaults/devfs.rules,
+.Xr /etc/devfs.rules
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr chmod 1 ,
 .Xr jail 2 ,



>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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