dev_kill(1M)                                         dev_kill(1M)



NAME
     dev_kill - removes device files from a directory

SYNOPSIS
     dev_kill number directory...

ARGUMENTS
     directory
          Specifies the directory from which the device files
          will be removed.

     number
          Specifies the major number for the directory.

DESCRIPTION
     dev_kill removes all device files from the specified
     directories that have the major number specified by number.
     It is intended to be invoked from device initialization
     programs run by the autoconfiguration system (see
     autoconfig(1M) and Building A/UX Device Drivers).

     The dev_kill command silently ignores specified files that
     are not directories.  This allows one to simply use:

        dev_kill 4 /dev /dev/*

     without getting thousands of errors.  A certain number of
     devices required by the system (e.g. /dev/console, etc.)
     have fixed (small) major numbers and should not be
     arbitrarily removed, especially as part of an
     autoconfiguration.

FILES
     /etc/dev_kill
          Executable file
     /dev/console
          Console file
     /dev/...
          Directory containing device files

SEE ALSO
     autoconfig(1M)

     Building A/UX Device Drivers











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