intro(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual intro(4)
NAME
intro - introduction to special files
DESCRIPTION
Section 4 of the manual describes special files (devices).
FILES
/dev/* — device files
NOTES
Authors and copyright conditions
Look at the header of the manual page source for the author(s) and
copyright conditions. Note that these can be different from page to
page!
SEE ALSO
mknod(1), mknod(2), standards(7)
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