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.Dd July 9, 2001
.Dt MAJOR 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm major
.Nd "returns the major number for the device"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/systm.h
.Ft int
.Fn major "dev_t dev"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn major
function returns the major device number for the given device.
.Pp
Its argument is:
.Bl -tag -xwidth ".Fa dev"
.It Fa dev
The device whose major device number should be returned.
.El
.Sh RETURN VALUES
An integer greater than zero and less than
.Dv NUMCDEVSW ,
or
.Dv NOUDEV
if the device is invalid.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr minor 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was written by
.An Chad David .