Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 10:55:57 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au> Cc: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, Greg <dglynn@vaview7.vavu.vt.edu>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MAKEDEV... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980505105154.486A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980505184630.22583B-100000@python.shoal.net.au>
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On Tue, 5 May 1998, Andrew wrote: >When you run MAKEDEV without any parameters doesn't it wipe any extra >devices you've created (such as extra virtual terminals)? Just something I >thought caught me out once but can't remember exactly. You can always >manually remake them later anyway but if anything disappears. MAKEDEV is a script. You can read its code. If you search it for rm commands you will see how it "wipes out" things. It only wipes out those things for which it is making new devices. It does not wipe out special files that are not being remade. Of course, don't take my word: $ cd /dev $ vi MAKEDEV : /rm <== search rm within vi. :q! Thank you, | Try some of this. It will show you where you're at. Jason Wells | http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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