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utility | utility | ||||
is a system daemon that runs in the background all the time. | is a system daemon that runs in the background all the time. | ||||
Whenever a device is added to or removed from the device tree, | Whenever a device is added to or removed from the device tree, | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
will execute actions specified in | will execute actions specified in | ||||
.Xr devd.conf 5 . | .Xr devd.conf 5 . | ||||
For example, | For example, | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
might execute | might run the DHCP client when an Ethernet adapter is added to the | ||||
.Xr dhclient 8 | system, and kill the DHCP client instance when the adapter is removed. | ||||
when an Ethernet adapter is added to the system, and kill the | |||||
.Xr dhclient 8 | |||||
instance when the same adapter is removed. | |||||
Another example would be for | Another example would be for | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
to use a table to locate and load via | to use a table to locate and load via | ||||
.Xr kldload 8 | .Xr kldload 8 | ||||
the proper driver for an unrecognized device that is added to the system. | the proper driver for an unrecognized device that is added to the system. | ||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||
The | The | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
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