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Date:      Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:12:20 GMT
From:      kargl@apl.washington.edu
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/24921: devfs.5 typo fix
Message-ID:  <200102062212.f16MCKt64765@C456086-A.bllvu1.wa.home.com>

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>Number:         24921
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Typo /devs --> /dev
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 06 22:20:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Steven G. Kargl
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
apl/uw
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD C456086-A.bllvu1.wa.home.com 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #4: Sat Feb 3 20:53:47 GMT 2001 kargl@C456086-A.bllvu1.wa.home.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/C456086-A i386


	
>Description:
The devfs.5 man page describes the default mount point as /devs.
It appears that the default is actually /dev.

>How-To-Repeat:
man 5 devfs
>Fix:

--- devfs.5.orig	Tue Feb  6 22:07:05 2001
+++ devfs.5	Tue Feb  6 22:07:58 2001
@@ -45,25 +45,25 @@
 .Nm devfs
 .Nd device file system
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
-devfs	/devs	devfs rw 0 0
+devfs	/dev	devfs rw 0 0
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The device file system, or
 .Nm ,
 provides access to kernel's device 
 namespace in the global filesystem namespace.
 The conventional mount point is
-.Pa /devs .
+.Pa /dev .
 .Pp
 The filesystem includes several directories, links, symbolic links
 and devices, some of which can also be written.  In a chroot'ed
 environment,
 .Nm
 can be used to create a new
-.Pa /devs
+.Pa /dev
 mount point.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /devs/XXXX -compact
-.It Pa /devs
+.It Pa /dev
 The normal
 .Nm 
 mount point.

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