# MAKEDEV(8)

    NAME
         MAKEDEV, DESCRIBE - make/describe device files

    SYNOPSIS
         MAKEDEV [-n] key ...
         DESCRIBE [device] ...

    DESCRIPTION
         MAKEDEV may be used to create the device files normally found in the /dev
         directory.   The  key  arguments  are simply the names of the devices you
         want.  MAKEDEV knows about all supported devices and will create them  in
         the  current  directory with the proper owner and mode.  For many devices
         MAKEDEV will not only create the device you want, but  also  the  devices
         related  to it that you will probably want too.  Naming one floppy device
         will create all floppy devices for the same drive for instance.

         Call MAKEDEV without arguments to see a list of keys that it understands.
         Then use the -n flag to make the script echo the commands it will execute
         the next time when you call it without that flag.

         The special key std must be given alone to MAKEDEV.  This key will create
         all standard devices.

         The command DESCRIBE will give you a  one-line  description  of  a  given
         device.  It will by default list all devices in /dev.

    SEE ALSO
         dev(4), mknod(8).

    BUGS
         MAKEDEV's eagerness to create devices may cause many "File exists" errors
         from mknod.

    AUTHOR
         Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)