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7 <title>udevstart</title>
10 <title>udevstart</title>
11 <date>August 2005</date>
12 <productname>udev</productname>
16 <refentrytitle>udevstart</refentrytitle>
17 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
18 <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo>
22 <refname>udevstart</refname><refpurpose>populate initial device directory</refpurpose>
27 <command>udevstart</command>
31 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
32 <para>udevstart scans the kernel exported device information available in
33 sysfs for devices which require a device node to operate and creates the node
34 using the specified udev rules. udevstart is used to create the initial
35 device directory after system bootup.</para>
38 <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
39 <para>Written by Harald Hoyer <email>harald@redhat.com</email>.</para>
43 <title>SEE ALSO</title>
45 <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
46 </citerefentry></para>