<?xml version='1.0'?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> <article> <section> <title>udevstart</title> <refentry> <refentryinfo> <title>udevstart</title> <date>August 2005</date> <productname>udev</productname> </refentryinfo> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>udevstart</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo> </refmeta> <refnamediv> <refname>udevstart</refname><refpurpose>populate initial device directory</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>udevstart</command> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> <para>udevstart scans the kernel exported device information available in sysfs for devices which require a device node to operate and creates the node using the specified udev rules. udevstart is used to create the initial device directory after system bootup.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title> <para>Written by Harald Hoyer <email>harald@redhat.com</email>.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <para><citerefentry> <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum> </citerefentry></para> </refsect1> </refentry> </section> </article>