lfs-book/appendixa/makedev-shortdesc.xml

<sect2><title>Contents of MAKEDEV</title>

<para>(Last checked against version &makedev-contversion;.)</para>

<para>The MAKEDEV script creates the static device nodes which
usually reside in the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>
directory. Detailed information about device nodes may be found
in the <filename>Documentation/devices.txt</filename> file under
the Linux kernel source tree.</para>

<para>MAKEDEV installs the following:</para>

<sect3><title>Program Files</title>
<para>MAKEDEV</para></sect3>

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