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In Linux you have various special files in |
In Linux you have various special files in |
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<filename>/dev</filename>. These files are called devices files. In |
<filename>/dev</filename>. These files are called device files. In |
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the Unix world accessing hardware is different. There you have a |
the Unix world accessing hardware is different. There you have a |
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special file which actually runs a driver which in turn accesses the |
special file which actually runs a driver which in turn accesses the |
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hardware. The device file is an interface to the actual system |
hardware. The device file is an interface to the actual system |