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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt | 10 |
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diff --git a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt index e02b79d986..283119d574 100644 --- a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt +++ b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ There are a few non-trivial blocks: - +type+ is the type of the file, being one of: * f: a regular file * d: a directory + * r: a directory recursively * c: a character device file * b: a block device file * p: a named pipe @@ -38,7 +39,14 @@ Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file; using this syntax, you will need to put: ---- -/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - - +/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - - +---- + +Alternatively, if you want to change owner/permission of a directory +recursively, you can put: + +---- +/usr/share/myapp r 750 myuser myuser - - - - - ---- On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+ |
