# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat8/makedev.0

    MAKEDEV(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       MAKEDEV(8)

    NAME
         makedev - make system special files

    SYNOPSIS
         /dev/MAKEDEV device...

    DESCRIPTION
         MAKEDEV is a shell script normally used to install special
         files.  It resides in the /dev directory, as this is the
         normal location of special files.	Arguments to MAKEDEV are
         usually of the form device-name?  where device-name is one
         of the supported devices listed in section 4 of the manual
         and ``?'' is a logical unit number (0-9).	A few special
         arguments create assorted collections of devices and are
         listed below.

         std  Create the standard devices for the system; e.g.
    	  /dev/console, /dev/tty.  The VAX-11/780 console floppy
    	  device, /dev/floppy, and VAX-11/750 and VAX-11/730 con-
    	  sole cassette device(s), /dev/tu?, are also created
    	  with this entry.

         local
    	  Create those devices specific to the local site.  This
    	  request causes the shell file /dev/MAKEDEV.local to be
    	  executed.  Site specific commands, such as those used
    	  to setup dialup lines as ``ttyd?'' should be included
    	  in this file.

         Since all devices are created using mknod(8), this shell
         script is useful only to the super-user.

    DIAGNOSTICS
         Either self-explanatory, or generated by one of the programs
         called from the script.  Use ``sh -x MAKEDEV'' in case of
         trouble.

    SEE ALSO
         intro(4), config(8), mknod(8)

    Printed 11/26/99	  May 19, 1986				1

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