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 …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…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…controlling terminal NAME tty - controlling terminal DESCRIPTION The file /dev/tty is a character file with major number 5 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0666 and ownership …MFM/IDE hard disk devices NAME hd - MFM/IDE hard disk devices DESCRIPTION The hd* devices are block devices to access MFM/IDE hard disk drives in raw mode. The master drive on the …pseudoterminal master and slave NAME ptmx, pts - pseudoterminal master and slave DESCRIPTION The file /dev/ptmx (the pseudoterminal multiplexor device) is a character file with maj…pseudoterminal master and slave NAME ptmx, pts - pseudoterminal master and slave DESCRIPTION The file /dev/ptmx (the pseudoterminal multiplexor device) is a character file with maj…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…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…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…line printer devices NAME lp - line printer devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/lp.h> CONFIGURATION lp [0–2] are character devices for the parallel line printers; they have major numb…Microchip Smart Storage SCSI driver NAME smartpqi - Microchip Smart Storage SCSI driver SYNOPSIS modprobe smartpqi [ disable_device_id_wildcards= { 0 | 1 }] [ disable_heartbeat= { …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. …lirc devices NAME lirc - lirc devices DESCRIPTION The /dev/lirc* character devices provide a low-level bidirectional interface to infra-red (IR) remotes. Most of these devices can …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…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…