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1.1       root        1: .TH CONFIG 8
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: config \- configure a Unix kernel
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B /etc/config
                      6: [ machine ]
                      7: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      8: .I Config
                      9: generates files used to build a Unix kernel
                     10: for the named
                     11: .IR machine .
                     12: The working directory should be
                     13: .I /usr/sys/conf
                     14: or
                     15: .IR /usr/sys/ machine;
                     16: if the latter,
                     17: .I machine
                     18: may be omitted from the command.
                     19: .PP
                     20: A machine description is expected in
                     21: .RI machine /conf ;
                     22: a makefile,
                     23: a number of header files,
                     24: and some C and assembler programs
                     25: are generated from the description.
                     26: .PP
                     27: The usual way to configure a new system is:
                     28: .nf
                     29: mkdir /usr/sys/newmach
                     30: cd /usr/sys/newmach
                     31: (create conf)
                     32: /etc/config
                     33: make
                     34: .fi
                     35: .SH FILES
                     36: \&../conf/makefile     makefile template
                     37: .br
                     38: \&../conf/files        list of kernel source files
                     39: .br
                     40: files  more sources specific to this machine
                     41: .br
                     42: \&../conf/devices      list of device handlers
                     43: .br
                     44: devices        more devices specific to this machine
                     45: .br
                     46: conf   machine description
                     47: .SH SEE ALSO
                     48: config(5)

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