makedev(1) makedev(1)NAME makedev - prepare troff description files SYNOPSIS makedev files DESCRIPTION makedev reads description files about a particular device and converts them into a form suitable for reading by troff(1). Input to makedev is in the format described in font(5). FILES /usr/bin/makedev SEE ALSO troff(1), font(5). A Typesetter-Independent troff, Brian W. Kernighan (Bell La- boratories, 1982). Adventures with Typesetter-Independent troff, Mark Kahrs and Lee Moore (University of Rochester Technical Report 159, 1985). April, 1990 1