From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Mar 25 9:40:30 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB84037B40F for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACCBB43F3F for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h2PHeNNS092724 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h2PHeNGO092723; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D21FE37B4B9 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebsd.org.ru (www.freebsd.org.ru [194.84.67.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F352343F93 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:40:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from osa@freebsd.org.ru) Received: by freebsd.org.ru (Postfix, from userid 1000) id AF1D3E5; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:40:12 +0300 (MSK) Message-Id: <20030325174012.AF1D3E5@freebsd.org.ru> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:40:12 +0300 (MSK) From: "Sergey A.Osokin" Reply-To: "Sergey A.Osokin" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/50294: [PATCH] mknod(8) clean up MAKEDEV entries X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-10.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,PATCH_UNIFIED_DIFF,RESENT_TO autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 50294 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] mknod(8) clean up MAKEDEV entries >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 Mar 25 09:40:23 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sergey A. Osokin >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: n/a >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Description: mknod(8) clean up MAKEDEV entries >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: src/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/mknod/mknod.8,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -r1.24 mknod.8 --- src/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 24 Feb 2003 22:54:26 -0000 1.24 +++ src/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 25 Mar 2003 17:38:44 -0000 @@ -48,13 +48,6 @@ The .Nm utility creates device special files. -Normally the shell script -.Pa /dev/MAKEDEV -is used to create special files for commonly known devices; it executes -.Nm -with the appropriate arguments and can make all the files required for the -device. -.Pp To make nodes manually, the four required arguments are: .Pp .Bl -tag -width indent @@ -78,8 +71,6 @@ The major device number is an integer number which tells the kernel which device driver entry point to use. To learn what major device number to use for a particular device, check -.Pa /dev/MAKEDEV -or .Pa /usr/src/sys/conf/majors . .It Ar minor The minor device number tells the kernel which subunit @@ -116,17 +107,11 @@ The .Xr chown 8 Ns - Ns like functionality is specific to -.Fx -and was added so that -.Pa /dev/MAKEDEV -would not depend on -.Pa /usr -being mounted. +.Fx . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkfifo 1 , .Xr mknod 2 , -.Xr chown 8 , -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 +.Xr chown 8 .Sh HISTORY A .Nm >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message