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-.TH CREATE_FLOPPY_DEVICES 8 "May 2007" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
+.TH CREATE_FLOPPY_DEVICES 8 "January 2009" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
-create_floppy_devices \- udev callout to create all possible floppy device
+create_floppy_devices \- udev callout to create all possible floppy devices
based on the CMOS type.
.SH SYNOPSIS
-create_floppy_devices [options] device
+create_floppy_devices [\fIoptions\fP] \fIdevice\fP
.SH OPTIONS
+Note that no output will be produced unless the \fB-t\fP option is set.
.TP
-\fB\-c\fR
+.B -c
Create nodes.
.TP
-\fB\-u\fR
-Unlink nodes.
-.TP
-\fB\-d\fR
-Print nodes.
-.TP
-\fB\-m\fR <number>
+.B -d
+Print nodes to stdout.
+.TP
+.BI "-t " type
+Set CMOS floppy type. Type numbers are based on the six floppy types specified
+in the kernel's drivers/block/floppy.c, as follows.
+.TS
+lb lb
+l l.
+Type Device
+0 Unknown. (Produces no output.)
+1 5 1/4" 360KB PC
+2 5 1/4" HD AT
+3 3 1/2" DD
+4 3 1/2" HD
+5 3 1/2" ED
+6 Same as 5.
+.TE
+.TP
+.BI "-m " number
Set major number.
.TP
-\fB\-U\fR <owner>
+.BI "-U " user
Set user ownership.
.TP
-\fB\-G\fR <owner>
+.BI "-G " group
Set group ownership.
.TP
-\fB\-M\fR <mode>
+.BI "-M " mode
Set device node mode.
-.TP
-\fB\-t\fR <number>
-Set floppy type number.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR udev (7)
.SH AUTHORS