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DEVFS(5)                 DragonFly File Formats Manual                DEVFS(5)

NAME
     devfs -- device file system

DESCRIPTION
     The device file system, or devfs, provides access to kernel's device
     namespace in the global file system namespace.  It is mounted
     automatically on /dev.

     The file system includes several directories, links, symbolic links and
     devices, some of which can also be written.  In a chroot'ed environment,
     devfs can be used to create a new /dev mount point.

SYSCTL VARIABLES
     vfs.devfs.debug  Enables devfs debugging.

FILES
     /dev       The normal devfs mount point.

SEE ALSO
     devfsctl(8)

HISTORY
     The devfs file system first appeared in DragonFly 2.3.

AUTHORS
     Alex Hornung

DragonFly 5.1                  February 17, 2018                 DragonFly 5.1