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9 <firstname>Kay</firstname>
10 <surname>Sievers</surname>
11 <email>kay.sievers@vrfy.org</email>
15 <holder>Kay Sievers</holder>
20 <title>udevstart</title>
23 <title>udevstart</title>
24 <date>August 2005</date>
25 <productname>udev</productname>
29 <refentrytitle>udevstart</refentrytitle>
30 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
34 <refname>udevstart</refname><refpurpose>populate initial device directory</refpurpose>
39 <command>udevstart</command>
43 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
44 <para>udevstart scans the kernel exported device information available in
45 sysfs for devices which require a device node to operate and creates the node
46 using the specified udev rules. udevstart is used to create the initial
47 device directory after system bootup.</para>
50 <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
51 <para>Written by Harald Hoyer <email>harald@redhat.com</email>.</para>
55 <title>SEE ALSO</title>
57 <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
58 </citerefentry></para>