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DEVPUBD(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						DEVPUBD(8)


NAME

     devpubd -- device publish daemon for automatic device node creation


SYNOPSIS

     devpubd [-f]


DESCRIPTION

     devpubd listens on drvctl(4) for new devices and creates their device nodes using MAKEDEV(8) if they are missing.

     When -f is specified, devpubd does not go into the background.


SEE ALSO

     drvctl(8), MAKEDEV(8)


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								  August 29, 2011							       BSD
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