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author | keramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-03-25 14:49:02 +0000 |
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committer | keramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-03-25 14:49:02 +0000 |
commit | 1eaf47abcc9f28dc4a9e68f3889045965a444b70 (patch) | |
tree | 54c61dae36c12524a33f8b4499de63bf81e24692 /share/man/man4/tun.4 | |
parent | 911be1a6f2f08f51433058dbd115a93fc57761e3 (diff) | |
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Delete MAKEDEV references and update the text about /dev/foo control
devices that return the next available device when opened.
PR: 50280, 50281, 50282, 50283
Submitted by: Sergey A.Osokin <osa@FreeBSD.org.ru>
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/tun.4')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/tun.4 | 26 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/tun.4 b/share/man/man4/tun.4 index 85bf2c5..fdf5096 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/tun.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/tun.4 @@ -46,27 +46,9 @@ module is unloaded (if .Nm is built into your kernel, the network interfaces cannot be removed). .Pp -On older systems without -.Xr devfs 5 -support, -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 -should be used to create the initial control devices and the task -of locating an unused device is left up to the opener (a -.Nm -device is usually obtained by attempting to open -.Pa /dev/tun0 , -and if that fails -.Pa /dev/tun1 -etc., until an -.Va errno -of -.Er EBUSY -is not received). -.Pp -On systems with -.Xr devfs 5 -support, +The .Nm +interface permits opens on the special control device .Pa /dev/tun . When this device is opened, @@ -298,9 +280,7 @@ them pile up. .Xr inet 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr pty 4 , -.Xr devfs 5 , -.Xr ifconfig 8 , -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 +.Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was originally obtained from .Nx . |