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42 .Nd device file system
45 devfs /dev devfs rw 0 0
48 The device file system, or
50 provides access to kernel's device
51 namespace in the global file system namespace.
52 The conventional mount point is
55 The file system includes several directories, links, symbolic links
56 and devices, some of which can also be written.
60 can be used to create a new
66 tool can be used to recover deleted device entries under
71 filesystem is an alternate means for populating
73 The character devices that both
79 correspond to the open file descriptors of the process
80 accessing the directory.
82 only creates files for the standard file descriptors
88 creates files for all open descriptors.
90 The options are as follows:
91 .Bl -tag -width indent
93 Use the specified mount
97 The following devfs file system-specific options are available:
98 .Bl -tag -width indent
99 .It Cm ruleset Ns No = Ns Ar ruleset
102 as the current ruleset for the mount-point and apply all its rules.
103 If the ruleset number
105 does not exist, an empty ruleset with the number
110 for more information on working with devfs rulesets.
114 .Bl -tag -width /dev/XXXX -compact
126 .Dl "mount -t devfs devfs /mychroot/dev"
135 file system first appeared in
137 It became the preferred method for accessing devices in
139 and the only method in
143 manual page first appeared in
148 manual page was written by
149 .An Mike Pritchard Aq Mt mpp@FreeBSD.org .