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==/Dev directoy== | ==/Dev directoy== | ||
The /dev directory contains the special device files that control access all the devices. Two main types of devices under all systems: | |||
''Character devices'' | |||
Data transfers character by character to and from the device. | |||
''Block devices'' Transfers chunks or blocks of information at a time by using physical memory to buffer the transfer | |||
To view the type of the file use the | |||
following command | |||
“ls -l/dev/dsk” | |||
==Filesystems== | ==Filesystems== | ||
==Working with Floppies== | ==Working with Floppies== | ||
==CDs, DVDs, and ISO Images== | ==CDs, DVDs, and ISO Images== | ||
==Hard Disks== | ==Hard Disks== | ||
==USB and Fireware based storage== | ==USB and Fireware based storage== | ||
==Monitoring Filesystems== | ==Monitoring Filesystems== | ||
==Hard Disk Quotas== | ==Hard Disk Quotas== | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 10 February 2012
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/Dev directoy
The /dev directory contains the special device files that control access all the devices. Two main types of devices under all systems: Character devices Data transfers character by character to and from the device. Block devices Transfers chunks or blocks of information at a time by using physical memory to buffer the transfer To view the type of the file use the following command “ls -l/dev/dsk”