putdev — Edit Device Table

Synopsis

/bin/putdev -a alias [attribute=value [...]]
/bin/putdev -m device
						attribute=value [attribute=value [...]]
/bin/putdev -d device [attribute [...]]

Description

Use the putdev command for the following tasks.

  • To add a new device to the device table.

  • To modify an existing entry by adding or changing attributes. If a specified attribute is not defined, this option adds that attribute to the device definition. If the specified attribute is already defined, the attribute definition is modified.

  • To remove a device entry from the table (third synopsis). You can either delete an entire device entry or, if you use the attribute argument, to an attribute assignment for a device.

Options

-a Add a device to the device table ...

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