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diff --git a/docs/mdev.txt b/docs/mdev.txt
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--- a/docs/mdev.txt
+++ b/docs/mdev.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ the format:
<device regex> <uid>:<gid> <octal permissions> [=path] [@|$|*<command>]
or
<device regex> <uid>:<gid> <octal permissions> [>path] [@|$|*<command>]
+
+For example:
+---8<---
+# block devices
+([hs]d[a-z]) root:disk 660 >disk/%1/0
+([hs]d[a-z])([0-9]+) root:disk 660 >disk/%1/%2
+mmcblk([0-9]+) root:disk 660 >disk/mmc/%1/0
+mmcblk([0-9]+)p([0-9]+) root:disk 660 >disk/mmc/%1/%2
+# network devices
+(tun|tap) root:network 660 >net/%1
+---8<---
+
The special characters have the meaning:
@ Run after creating the device.
$ Run before removing the device.