From owner-freebsd-isp Sat Aug 2 06:10:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA22776 for isp-outgoing; Sat, 2 Aug 1997 06:10:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay2.mail.uk.psi.net (sys1.london.uk.psi.net [154.32.108.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA22760 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 1997 06:10:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sys4.cambridge.uk.psi.net (sys4.cambridge.uk.psi.net [154.32.106.14]) by relay2.mail.uk.psi.net (8.8.4/) with ESMTP id OAA22896; Sat, 2 Aug 1997 14:10:28 +0100 (BST) Received: by sys4.cambridge.uk.psi.net (8.7.5/SMI-5.5-UKPSINet) id OAA10815; Sat, 2 Aug 1997 14:06:19 +0100 (BST) Received: from infodev.nadt.org.uk (infodev.nadt.org.uk [172.16.99.205]) by charlie.nadt.org.uk (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA04212; Sat, 2 Aug 1997 14:02:04 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19970802140204.006af880@wrcmail> X-Sender: robmel@wrcmail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 14:02:04 +0100 To: Eddie Fry , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG From: Robin Melville Subject: Re: creating devices In-Reply-To: <200008011733.KAA02033@Wicked.eaznet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 10:33 01/08/00 -0700, Eddie Fry wrote: >I've looked high and low for this, but can't seem to figure it out. > >How do I create device files? The native program is "mknod". FreeBSD is friendly & nice and provides "./MAKEDEV" in the /dev directory for the ease of busy sysadmins. Robin. -------------------------------------------------------- Robin Melville, Addiction & Forensic Information Service Nottingham Alcohol & Drug Team (Extn. 49178) Vox: +44 (0)115 952 9478 Fax: +44 (0)115 952 9421 Email: robmel@nadt.org.uk WWW: http://www.innotts.co.uk/nadt/ ---------------------------------------------------------