From intro(4):
"This chapter describes special files."
Title | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| console | Console terminal and virtual consoles | 9 months ago |
| console_codes | Linux console escape and control sequences | 9 months ago |
| console_ioctl | Ioctl's for console terminal and virtual consoles | 9 months ago |
| dsp56k | DSP56001 interface device | 9 months ago |
| epoll | I/O event notification facility | 2 years, 7 months ago |
| fd | Floppy disk device | 9 months ago |
| fifo | First-in first-out special file, named pipe | 2 years, 7 months ago |
| full | Always full device | 9 months ago |
| futex | Fast Userspace Locking | 2 years, 7 months ago |
| hd | MFM/IDE hard disk devices | 9 months ago |
| initrd | Boot loader initialized RAM disk | 9 months ago |
| intro | Introduction to special files | 9 months ago |
| kmem | System memory, kernel memory and system ports | 4 years, 1 month ago |
| lp | Line printer devices | 9 months ago |
| mem | System memory, kernel memory and system ports | 9 months ago |
| mouse | Serial mouse interface | 9 months ago |
| null | Data sink | 9 months ago |
| port | System memory, kernel memory and system ports | 4 years, 1 month ago |
| ptmx | Pseudo-terminal master and slave | 4 years, 1 month ago |
| pts | Pseudo-terminal master and slave | 9 months ago |
| ram | Ram disk device | 9 months ago |
| random | Kernel random number source devices | 9 months ago |
| rtc | Real-time clock | 9 months ago |
| sd | Driver for SCSI Disk Drives | 9 months ago |
| sk98lin | Marvell/SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet driver v6.21 | 9 months ago |
| st | SCSI tape device | 9 months ago |
| tty | Controlling terminal | 9 months ago |
| ttyS | Serial terminal lines | 9 months ago |
| tty_ioctl | Ioctls for terminals and serial lines | 9 months ago |
| urandom | Kernel random number source devices | 4 years, 1 month ago |
| vcs | Virtual console memory | 9 months ago |
| vcsa | Virtual console memory | 4 years, 1 month ago |
| wavelan | AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver | 9 months ago |
| zero | Data sink | 4 years, 1 month ago |
