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+.TH CONFIG 8
+.SH NAME
+config \- configure a Unix kernel
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B /etc/config
+[ machine ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Config
+generates files used to build a Unix kernel
+for the named
+.IR machine .
+The working directory should be
+.I /usr/sys/conf
+or
+.IR /usr/sys/ machine;
+if the latter,
+.I machine
+may be omitted from the command.
+.PP
+A machine description is expected in
+.RI machine /conf ;
+a makefile,
+a number of header files,
+and some C and assembler programs
+are generated from the description.
+.PP
+The usual way to configure a new system is:
+.nf
+mkdir /usr/sys/newmach
+cd /usr/sys/newmach
+(create conf)
+/etc/config
+make
+.fi
+.SH FILES
+\&../conf/makefile makefile template
+.br
+\&../conf/files list of kernel source files
+.br
+files more sources specific to this machine
+.br
+\&../conf/devices list of device handlers
+.br
+devices more devices specific to this machine
+.br
+conf machine description
+.SH SEE ALSO
+config(5)