NAME

mkdev − make device files

SYNOPSIS

/etc/mkdev

DESCRIPTION

mkdev is a shell script to help the system administrator install and maintain an HP-UX system.  It consists of a machine-dependent list of commands that create one of each possible type of device file, with suggested default device addresses.  It also creates mount directories for mountable volumes and changes permissions as appropriate for the device files. 

mkdev makes it easier to build (or rebuild) special files in a single operation. 

mkdev automatically changes the working directory (using the cd command) to /dev before starting execution. 

mkdev is specifically intended for modification before (each) use.  Command lines for non-desired devices should be commented out with # so that they are still available for later use.  Shorter device names than those suggested may be preferred, especially for default devices.  For HP-UX naming conventions, see intro(7).

SEE ALSO

chmod(1), mkdir(1), mknod(1M), intro(7). 

DIAGNOSTICS

Each command line in mkdev is echoed as it is executed.  Error messages, if any, are generated by the commands invoked. 

To ensure that the file is modified before being used, an error is given if it has not been modified. 

AUTHOR

mkdev was developed by HP. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992