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+# device table example file ( check project genext2fs for more guidance, this is identical )
+
+#<name>		<type>	<mode>	<uid>	<gid>	<major>	<minor>	<start>	<inc>	<count>
+/dev		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/dev/console	c	600	0	0	5	1	0	0	-
+/dev/mem	c	640	0	0	1	1	0	0	-
+/dev/tty	c	666	0	0	5	0	0	0	-
+/dev/tty	c	666	0	0	4	0	0	1	6
+/dev/loop	b	640	0	0	7	0	0	1	2
+/dev/hda	b	640	0	0	3	0	0	0	-
+/dev/hda	b	640	0	0	3	1	1	1	16
+/dev/log	s	666	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/dev/dummy.txt	f	600	0	0	-	-	-	-	-