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authordd <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-11-24 17:02:58 +0000
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Talk about what the user needs to do to get the snp devices, and how
watch(8) will try to help them by loading the module. PR: 25420
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
/dev/snp? are snoop devices which allow user to attach to any tty
and watch activities on it.
+The kernel must be compiled with
+.Cd "device snp" ,
+or the
+.Nm
+device must be loaded,
+for these devices to be available.
.Pp
To associate a given
.Nm
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ and detached.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pty 4 ,
.Xr sio 4 ,
+.Xr kldload 8 ,
.Xr watch 8
.Sh RESTRICTIONS
Only the superuser may access the
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