real-time clock NAME rtc - real-time clock SYNOPSIS #include <linux/rtc.h> int ioctl( fd , RTC_ request , param ); DESCRIPTION This is the interface to drivers for real-time clocks…x86 CPU MSR access device NAME msr - x86 CPU MSR access device DESCRIPTION /dev/cpu/CPUNUM/msr provides an interface to read and write the model-specific registers (MSRs) of an x86…x86 CPUID access device NAME cpuid - x86 CPUID access device DESCRIPTION CPUID provides an interface for querying information about the x86 CPU. This device is accessed by lseek (2…kernel random number source devices NAME random, urandom - kernel random number source devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/random.h> int ioctl( fd , RND request , param ); DESCRIPTION…kernel random number source devices NAME random, urandom - kernel random number source devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/random.h> int ioctl( fd , RND request , param ); DESCRIPTION…SCSI tape device NAME st - SCSI tape device SYNOPSIS #include <sys/mtio.h> int ioctl(int fd , int request [, (void *) arg3 ]); int ioctl(int fd , MTIOCTOP, (struct mtop *) mt_cmd )…loop devices NAME loop, loop-control - loop devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/loop.h> DESCRIPTION The loop device is a block device that maps its data blocks not to a physical devic…loop devices NAME loop, loop-control - loop devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/loop.h> DESCRIPTION The loop device is a block device that maps its data blocks not to a physical devic…driver for SCSI disk drives NAME sd - driver for SCSI disk drives SYNOPSIS #include <linux/hdreg.h> /* for HDIO_GETGEO */ #include <linux/fs.h> /* for BLKGETSIZE and BLKRRPART */ C…serial mouse interface NAME mouse - serial mouse interface CONFIGURATION Serial mice are connected to a serial RS232/V24 dialout line, see ttyS (4) for a description. DESCRIPTION I…DSP56001 interface device NAME dsp56k - DSP56001 interface device SYNOPSIS #include <asm/dsp56k.h> ssize_t read(int fd , void * data , size_t length ); ssize_t write(int fd , void …data sink NAME null, zero - data sink DESCRIPTION Data written to the /dev/null and /dev/zero special files is discarded. Reads from /dev/null always return end of file (i.e., read…data sink NAME null, zero - data sink DESCRIPTION Data written to the /dev/null and /dev/zero special files is discarded. Reads from /dev/null always return end of file (i.e., read…always full device NAME full - always full device CONFIGURATION If your system does not have /dev/full created already, it can be created with the following commands: mknod -m 666 …Linux console escape and control sequences NAME console_codes - Linux console escape and control sequences DESCRIPTION The Linux console implements a large subset of the VT102 and …virtual console memory NAME vcs, vcsa - virtual console memory DESCRIPTION /dev/vcs0 is a character device with major number 7 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0644 and owners…virtual console memory NAME vcs, vcsa - virtual console memory DESCRIPTION /dev/vcs0 is a character device with major number 7 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0644 and owners…Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) device NAME fuse - Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) device SYNOPSIS #include <linux/fuse.h> DESCRIPTION This device is the primary interface between th…boot loader initialized RAM disk NAME initrd - boot loader initialized RAM disk CONFIGURATION /dev/initrd is a read-only block device assigned major number 1 and minor number 250. …introduction to special files NAME intro - introduction to special files DESCRIPTION Section 4 of the manual describes special files (devices). FILES /dev/* — device files NOTES Au…