---
name: "udevstart"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "udev"
version: "0.056-3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/udevstart"
---

# udevstart(8)

populate initial device directory

## NAME

udevstart - populate initial device directory

## SYNOPSIS

**udevstart**

## DESCRIPTION

**udevstart** walks trough the sysfs device tree and calls **udev** to create the nodes for every valid device found. It can be used to fill a empty device directory with nodes for all devices currently available on the system.

## SEE ALSO

[**udev**(8)](/udev/8.md)

## AUTHORS

**udevstart** was developed primarily by Harald Hoyer \<harald@redhat.com\>, with much help from others.