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authorgavin <gavin@FreeBSD.org>2010-02-21 10:29:45 +0000
committergavin <gavin@FreeBSD.org>2010-02-21 10:29:45 +0000
commit24f8e6df2531b9453d13e5fc72bb019b22e630a8 (patch)
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parent30a2ed98abdb690fb73d57e7d7fbfb034376d952 (diff)
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Document the interaction between /etc/devfs.conf and
/etc/defaults/devfs.conf PR: docs/117308 Submitted by: Mel <mel.xyzzy rachie.is-a-geek.net> (partially) MFC after: 1 week
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/devfs/devfs.8 b/sbin/devfs/devfs.8
index 62e10d9..7a744d4 100644
--- a/sbin/devfs/devfs.8
+++ b/sbin/devfs/devfs.8
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 27, 2008
+.Dd February 21, 2010
.Dt DEVFS 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ Apply all the rules in ruleset number
to the node.
This does not necessarily result in any changes to the node
(e.g., if none of the rules in the included ruleset match).
+Include commands in the referenced
+.Ar ruleset
+are not resolved.
.It Cm mode Ar filemode
Set the file mode to
.Ar filemode ,
@@ -243,7 +246,9 @@ configuration file.
.It Pa /etc/devfs.rules
Local
.Nm
-configuration file.
+configuration file. Rulesets in here override those in
+.Pa /etc/defaults/devfs.rules
+with the same ruleset number, otherwise the two files are effectively merged.
.It Pa /etc/devfs.conf
Boot-time
.Nm
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