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diff --git a/udev.8 b/udev.8
index 8865a7905a..42239c824d 100644
--- a/udev.8
+++ b/udev.8
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ On device creation,
.B udev
reads the sysfs directory of the given device to collect device attributes
like label, serial number or bus device number.
-These attributes are passed as a key to the namedev subsystem
-to receive a unique name for device file creation.
-namedev maintains a database for devices present on the system.
+These attributes are treated as a key
+to determine a unique name for device file creation.
+udev maintains a database for devices present on the system.
.br
On device removal,
.B udev
-queries the namedev database for the name of the device file to be deleted.
+queries the internal database for the name of the device file to be deleted.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
-namedev expects its configuration at
-.I /etc/udev/namedev.config.
+udev expects its configuration at
+.I /etc/udev/udev.config.
The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and
lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored.
.br
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ calling external program, that returns a string to match
.br
keys: \fBBUS\fP, \fBPROGRAM\fP, \fBID\fP
.P
-A sample \fInamedev.conf\fP might look like this:
+A sample \fIudev.conf\fP might look like this:
.sp
.nf
# USB printer to be called lp_color
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ CALLOUT, PROGRAM="/sbin/dev_id", BUS="pci", ID="V0815", NAME="dev0815"
.fi
.P
Permissions and ownership for the created device files may specified at
-.I /etc/udev/namedev.permissions.
+.I /etc/udev/udev.permissions.
The file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines and
lines beginning with a '#' will be ignored.
.br
Every line lists a device name followed by owner, group and permission mode. All values are separated by colons.
.sp
-A sample \fInamedev.permissions\fP might look like this:
+A sample \fIudev.permissions\fP might look like this:
.sp
.nf
#name:user:group:mode