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Don't laugh but I typed 'makedev --help'


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I was trying to setup my cf card reader and read that typing makedev was a good idea, but I was in the /dev folder and typed 'makedev --help' and now I have a folder with lots of files inside it called /dev/--help :D

 

I deleted it and all the files inside it and rebooted and it's come back, so I guess I need to do something else right?

 

It doesn't seem to have affected the way my computer works, but it's just that I should remove it if it's garbage.

 

Help :P

 

Cheers.

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If it is still created on each reboot do a grep '--help' /etc/makedev.d/*, a grep '--help' /etc/devfsd.conf or even a grep -r '--help' /etc/devfsd/' to see if that '--help' stuff is in any file. Proceed with extreme care because if you touch something that shouldn't be touched you can make your linux unbootable (not to be scared, just have a knoppix at hand for fixing what may happen). As always, check man pages before touching anything:

 

man makedev

man 5 makedev

man devfsd

man devfsd.conf

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