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From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>
To: Gerard Samuel <trini0@optonline.net>
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Subject: Re: deleted /dev/null by mistake
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Gerard Samuel wrote to Child:

> Im not sure but I believe a ./sh MAKEDEV all while under /dev should
> do the trick....

Yes, that certainly will do the trick, but it just seems like a mighty big
sledgehammer to crack a little bitty walnut :-)  (And, sorry to respond to
you and not the other poster who suggested the same thing ;-)

See my previous post if you haven't already. Both approaches will work,
though, so use whatever you are most comfortable with.

- Ryan


> Child wrote:
> 
> > hi all
> > one of my shell scripts did an rm -f /dev/null
> >
> > just wondering how I recreate it
> >
> > thanks!
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