DEV_MKDB(8) - System Manager's Manual

DEV_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual # DEV_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual NAME # dev_mkdb - create /dev database SYNOPSIS # dev_mkdb DESCRIPTION # The dev_mkdb command creates a hash(3) access method Berkeley database in “/var/run/dev.db” which contains the names of all of the character and block special files in the “/dev” directory, using the file type and the st_rdev field as the key. Keys are a structure containing a mode_t followed by a dev_t, with any padding zeroed out. ...