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MAKEDEV(8)           NetBSD/hp300  System Manager's Manual          MAKEDEV(8)


NAME

     MAKEDEV, makedev - create system and device special files


SYNOPSIS

     MAKEDEV device_name ...


DESCRIPTION

     The shell script MAKEDEV, found in the /dev directory, is used to create
     the common special files.

     MAKEDEV takes any number of device names as arguments, where the names
     are the common abbreviation for the device.  There are several special
     devices:

     std       Standard devices
     local     Configuration specific devices

     The HP300 supports the following devices.  Where a device name is fol-
     lowed by a hash sign `#', the hash sign must be replaced by a unit num-
     ber.

     Tapes:
       ct#         HP300 HP-IB cartridge tape, see ct(4)
       mt#         (Magnetic) 9-track reel tape
       st#         Exabyte tape, see st(4)

     Disks:
       ccd#        ``concatenated'' pseudo-disks, see ccd(4)
       md#         Memory pseudo-disk devices, see md(4)
       raid#       RAIDframe disk driver, see raid(4)
       rd#         HP300 HP-IB disks, see rd(4)
       sd#         HP300 SCSI disks, see sd(4)
       vnd#        ``file'' pseudo-disks, see vnd(4)

     Terminal multiplexors:
       dca#        HP200/300 single port serial interface, see dca(4)
       dcm#        HP200/300 4 port serial mux interface, see dcm(4)
       apci#       HP400 4 port serial mux interface

     Pseudo terminals:
       pty#        Set of 16 master and slave pseudo terminals, see pty(4)

     Special purpose devices:
       fd          File descriptors
       grf#        Raw interface to HP300 graphics devices, see grf(4)
       ite#        Terminal emulator interface to HP300 graphics devices, see
                   ite(4)
       hil         HP300 HIL input devices, see hil(4)
       bpf#        Packet filter, see bpf(4)
       tun#        Network tunnel driver, see tun(4)
       lkm         Loadable kernel modules interface, see lkm(4)
       ipl         IPilter control
       random      Random number generator
       scsibus#    SCSI busses, see scsictl(8), scsi(4)


FILES

     /dev  The special file directory.


SEE ALSO

     mknod(1), intro(4), config(8).

NetBSD 1.5.3                   October 19, 1997                              1