Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 10:15:03 -0400 From: Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it possible to create a directory under /dev? Message-ID: <D8822916-D7B0-4ADB-87A9-03487069E8C9@khera.org> In-Reply-To: <e71790db0805210544h7ec88c74xceb02e98eed0f1ec@mail.gmail.com> References: <e71790db0805210544h7ec88c74xceb02e98eed0f1ec@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 21, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Carlos A. M. dos Santos wrote: > I attempted this: > > # mkdir /dev/foo > mkdir: /dev/foo: Operation not supported > > Any suggestions (besides creating it elsewhere, of course)? Assuming you're using a modern FreeBSD (version number would be useful), /dev does not live on a file system. It exists as its own file system, controlled by devfs. Check the man page for devfs for details.
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