167 lines
4.3 KiB
Groff
167 lines
4.3 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: MAKEDEV.8,v 1.9 1998/04/28 04:07:08 fair Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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.\" without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" from: @(#)MAKEDEV.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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.\"
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.Dd October 30, 1996
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.Dt MAKEDEV 8 i386
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm MAKEDEV ,
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.Nm makedev
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.Nd create system and device special files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm MAKEDEV
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.Ar device_name Ar ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The shell script
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.Nm MAKEDEV ,
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found in the
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.Pa /dev
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directory, is used to create the common special
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files.
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.\"See
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.\".Xr special 8
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.\"for a more complete discussion of special files.
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.Pp
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.Nm MAKEDEV
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takes any number of device names as arguments, where the names are
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the common abbreviation for the device.
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There are two special devices,
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.Ar std
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and
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.Ar local .
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The former creates the standard devices for the architecture.
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The latter is for devices specific to the local site, and
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executes the shell file
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.Pa MAKEDEV.local .
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.Pp
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The
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.Tn i386
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supports the following devices.
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Where a device name is followed by a hash sign
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.Ql \&# ,
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the hash sign
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must be replaced by a unit number.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
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.It Ar std
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the standard devices
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.Pf ( Ar console ,
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.Ar drum ,
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.Ar fd/* ,
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.Ar io ,
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.Ar klog ,
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.Ar kmem ,
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.Ar mem ,
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.Ar null ,
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.Ar stderr ,
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.Ar stdin ,
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.Ar stdout ,
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.Ar tty ,
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.Ar zero ) .
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.It Ar local
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configuration specific devices.
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.It Ar apm
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power management device.
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.It Ar audio
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generic audio interface.
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.It Ar bpf#
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Berkeley packet filters.
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.It Ar ccd#
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``concatenated'' pseudo-disks.
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.It Ar cd#
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SCSI CD-ROM drives.
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.It Ar ch#
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SCSI changer devices.
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.It Ar fd
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file descriptors.
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.It Ar fd#
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``floppy'' disk drives (3 1/2, 5 1/4).
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.It Ar joy#
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joystick devices.
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.It Ar klog
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kernel logging device.
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.It Ar lkm
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loadable kernel module interface.
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.It Ar random
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Random number generator
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.It Ar lms#
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Logitech bus mice.
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.It Ar lpa#
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standard PC LPT ports (polled).
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.It Ar lpt#
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standard PC LPT ports (interrupt-driven).
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.It Ar mcd#
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Mitsumi CD-ROM drives.
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.It Ar mms#
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Microsoft bus mice.
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.It Ar pms#
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PS/2 mice.
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.It Ar pty#
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set of 16 master and slave pseudo terminals.
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.It Ar rd#
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``ramdisk'' pseudo-disks.
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.It Ar sd#
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SCSI disk drives.
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.It Ar speaker
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PC speaker.
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.It Ar ss#
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SCSI scanner devices.
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.It Ar st#
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SCSI tape drives.
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.It Ar tty#
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standard PC COM ports.
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.It Ar ttyv#
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virtual consoles.
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.It Ar tun#
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network tunnel driver.
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.It Ar uk#
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unknown SCSI devices.
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.It Ar vnd#
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``file'' pseudo-disks.
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.It Ar wd#
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``winchester'' disk drives (ST506, IDE, ESDI, RLL etc.).
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.It Ar wt#
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QIC-interfaced (e.g. not SCSI) 3M cartridge tape.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width xxxx -compact
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.It Pa /dev
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The special file directory.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr config 8 ,
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.Xr mknod 8
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.\".Xr special 8
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