MAKEDEV.cfg(5)

NAME
MAKEDEV.cfg - configuration for MAKEDEV(8)

DESCRIPTION
MAKEDEV.cfg is a text file that tells MAKEDEV(8) what to do (and, equally importantly, what not to do.) Unlike DEVINFO(5), which is meant to be centrally maintained, it contains all local configuration for a particular site and all customization. There are basically two kinds of declaration in this file: a "class" declaration and an "omit" declaration.

A class declaration has the form
    class name : owner group-owner permissions
This says that any devices placed in the specified class by DEVINFO should be created with this ownership and these permissions. A sample entry might be
    class public:	root	system	0666
This says that devices marked "public" should be owned by root.system and have mode 666.

An omit declaration has the form
    omit { device... }
This causes the specified devices to never be created, EVEN IF EXPLICITLY SPECIFIED. Use caution when setting this up. The intent is to be able to run MAKEDEV update and not have it create all sorts of useless devices you'd never use.

SEE ALSO
MAKEDEV(8), DEVINFO(5)