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@(#)dev_mkdb.8 5.2 (Berkeley) 05/02/91

C 7 dev_mkdb - create /dev database dev_mkdb Dev_mkdb creates a db (3) database in ``/var/run/dev.db'' which lists the name and st_rdev field of all of the character and block special files in the ``/dev'' directory. Character special files are entered using the st_rdev field as the key. Block special files are entered using the st_rdev field followed by a single NULL byte as the key. The file name is stored as the data.

This database is used by the devname() function in ps (1) and is shared among several other programs.

/dev Device directory

/var/run/dev.db Database file

ps(1), db(3), kvm_nlist(3), ttyname(3), kvm_mkdb(8)