*raw* is used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block device. Any block device may be used: at the time of binding, the device driver does not even have to be accessible (it may be loaded on demand as a kernel module later).
-*raw* is used in two modes: it either sets raw device bindings, or it queries existing bindings. When setting a raw device, _/dev/raw/raw<N>_ is the device name of an existing raw device node in the filesystem. The block device to which it is to be bound can be specified either in terms of its _major_ and _minor_ device numbers, or as a path name _/dev/<blockdev>_ to an existing block device file.
+*raw* is used in two modes: it either sets raw device bindings, or it queries existing bindings. When setting a raw device, _/dev/raw/raw<N>_ is the device name of an existing raw device node in the filesystem. The block device to which it is to be bound can be specified either in terms of its _major_ and _minor_ device numbers, or as a pathname _/dev/<blockdev>_ to an existing block device file.
The bindings already in existence can be queried with the *-q* option, which is used either with a raw device filename to query that one device, or with the *-a* option to query all bound raw devices.
== ARGUMENTS
_port_::
-A path name relative to the _/dev_ directory. If a "-" is specified, *agetty* assumes that its standard input is already connected to a tty port and that a connection to a remote user has already been established.
+A pathname relative to the _/dev_ directory. If a "-" is specified, *agetty* assumes that its standard input is already connected to a tty port and that a connection to a remote user has already been established.
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Under System V, a "-" _port_ argument should be preceded by a "--".
Writes a snapshot of the virtual console with the given number to the file specified with the *--file* option, overwriting its contents; the default is _screen.dump_. Without an argument, it dumps the current virtual console. This overrides *--append*.
*--file* _filename_::
-Sets the snapshot filename for any *--dump* or *--append* options on the same command line. If this option is not present, the default is _screen.dump_ in the current directory. A path name that exceeds the system maximum will be truncated, see *PATH_MAX* from _linux/limits.h_ for the value.
+Sets the snapshot filename for any *--dump* or *--append* options on the same command line. If this option is not present, the default is _screen.dump_ in the current directory. A pathname that exceeds the system maximum will be truncated, see *PATH_MAX* from _linux/limits.h_ for the value.
*--foreground* __8-color__|**default**::
Sets the foreground text color.