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diff --git a/cmd/ossdevlinks/ossdevlinks.man b/cmd/ossdevlinks/ossdevlinks.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fb23f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cmd/ossdevlinks/ossdevlinks.man @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +NAME +ossdevlinks - Open Sound System legacy device management utility. + +SYNOPSIS +ossdevlinks [-vr] + +DESCRIPTION +The ossdevlinks utility creates and manages old style (legacy) device files +for OSS audio, MIDI and mixer devices. + +In previous versioms OSS used "flat" device numbering for the device files +(for example /dev/dsp0 to /dev/dspN). OSS version 4.0 and later uses different +naming scheme. The ossdevlinks utility is used to manage the legacy device +names as symbolic links to the new style devices. + +OPTIONS +Normally ossdevlinks is used without command line arguments. However +there are a few command line options. + +-f<name> Write legacydev file to <fname>. +-N Do not actually modify device files +-r Reset the legacy device numbering (do not use). +-v Verbose output + +The -r option may invalidate audio device selections in the setup files +of various applications. This is considered highly undesirable. Applications +using wrong audio devices may cause serious security and privacy problems. +For this reason the -r option should never be used unless there are no other +ways to recover from serious audio/sound related problems. After that users +should review the audio settings of all the audio applications they are using. + +SEE ALSO +ossinfo(1) + +FILES +/usr/sbin/ossdevlinks +/usr/lib/oss/etc/legacy_devices +/dev/dspN +/dev/midiNN +/dev/mixerN + +AUTHOR +4Front Technologies |