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7    <title>udevstart</title>
8    <refentry>
9      <refentryinfo>
10        <title>udevstart</title>
11        <date>August 2005</date>
12        <productname>udev</productname>
13      </refentryinfo>
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15      <refmeta>
16        <refentrytitle>udevstart</refentrytitle>
17        <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
18        <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo>
19      </refmeta>
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21      <refnamediv>
22        <refname>udevstart</refname><refpurpose>populate initial device directory</refpurpose>
23      </refnamediv>
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25      <refsynopsisdiv>
26        <cmdsynopsis>
27          <command>udevstart</command>
28        </cmdsynopsis>
29      </refsynopsisdiv>
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31      <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
32        <para>udevstart scans the kernel exported device information available in
33        sysfs for devices which require a device node to operate and creates the node
34        using the specified udev rules. udevstart is used to create the initial
35        device directory after system bootup.</para>
36      </refsect1>
37
38      <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
39        <para>Written by Harald Hoyer <email>harald@redhat.com</email>.</para>
40      </refsect1>
41
42      <refsect1>
43        <title>SEE ALSO</title>
44        <para><citerefentry>
45            <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
46        </citerefentry></para>
47      </refsect1>
48    </refentry>
49  </section>
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