intro(4) — Linux manual page

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intro(4)                Kernel Interfaces Manual                intro(4)

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       intro - introduction to special files

DESCRIPTION         top

       Section 4 of the manual describes special files (devices).

FILES         top

       /dev/* — device files

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   Authors and copyright conditions
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       mknod(1), mknod(2), standards(7)

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Linux man-pages 6.9.1          2024-05-02                       intro(4)