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diff --git a/docs/mdev.txt b/docs/mdev.txt
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--- a/docs/mdev.txt
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@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ matched, then the default of 0:0 660 is used.  To set your own default, simply
 create your own total match like so:
         .* 1:1 777
 
+You can rename/relocate device nodes by using the next optional field.
+        <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <octal permissions> [>path]
+So if you want to place the device node into a subdirectory, make sure the path
+has a trailing /.  If you want to rename the device node, just place the name.
+        hda 0:3 660 >drives/
+This will relocate "hda" into the drives/ subdirectory.
+        hdb 0:3 660 >cdrom
+This will rename "hdb" to "cdrom".
+
 If you also enable support for executing your own commands, then the file has
 the format:
         <device regex> <uid>:<gid> <octal permissions> [<@|$|*> <command>]