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Re: something is writing to /



Quoting Ethan Benson (erbenson@alaska.net):
> > > (cd /dev && /sbin/MAKEDEV ...)
> > Shouldn't the MAKEDEV script do that (cd /dev) automagically?
> > What's the use of creating devices in the current directory?
> so it can be used in boot-floppies and debootstrap builds among other
> things.  i think MAKEDEV has always behaved that way traditionally
> anyway, its normally installed in /dev and called by the admin as cd
> /dev ; ./MAKEDEV whatever

heh :) I knew that, but it would be less confusing if MAKEDEV takes
another argument like --destination "/home/My Devices" or something 
like that :)

Regards,
Sander.

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