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Section 4: Special Files

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C

console(4)

- console terminal and virtual consoles

console(ioctl)

- ioctl's for console terminal and virtual consoles

console_codes(4)

- Linux console escape and control sequences

cpuid(4)

- x86 CPUID access device

D

dsp56k(4)

- DSP56001 interface device

E

evdev(4)

- Generic Linux input driver

exa(4)

- new 2D acceleration architecture for X.Org

F

fbdev(4)

- video driver for framebuffer device

fbdevhw(4)

- os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access

fd(4)

- floppy disk device

full(4)

- always full device

G

glint(4)

- GLINT/Permedia video driver

H

hd(4)

- MFM/IDE hard disk devices

hunspell(4)

- format of Hunspell dictionaries and affix files

I

initrd(4)

- boot loader initialized RAM disk

intel(4)

- Intel integrated graphics chipsets

intro(4)

- Introduction to special files

K

kbd(4)

- Keyboard input driver

kmem([mem])

- system memory, kernel memory and system ports

L

lp(4)

- line printer devices

M

magic(4)

- file command's magic number file

- file command's magic pattern file

mem(4)

- system memory, kernel memory and system ports

mga(4)

- Matrox video driver

mouse(4)

- serial mouse interface

mouse([mousedrv])

- Xorg mouse input driver

msr(4)

- x86 CPU MSR access device

N

neomagic(4)

- Neomagic video driver

null(4)

- data sink

nv(4)

- NVIDIA video driver

O

openchrome(4)

- video driver for VIA Unichromes

P

port([mem])

- system memory, kernel memory and system ports

ptmx(and)

- pseudo-terminal master and slave

R

r128(4)

- ATI Rage 128 video driver

radeon(4)

- ATI RADEON video driver

ram(4)

- ram disk device

random(4)

- kernel random number source devices

rtc(4)

- real-time clock

S

savage(4)

- S3 Savage video driver

sd(4)

- Driver for SCSI Disk Drives

sis(4)

- SiS and XGI video driver

sk98lin(4)

- Marvell/SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet driver v6.21

st(4)

- SCSI tape device

T

tdfx(4)

- 3Dfx video driver

trident(4)

- Trident video driver

tty(4)

- controlling terminal

tty(ioctl)

- ioctls for terminals and serial lines

ttyS(4)

- serial terminal lines

U

urandom([random])

- kernel random number source devices

V

vcs(4)

- virtual console memory

vcsa([vcs])

- virtual console memory

vesa(4)

- Generic VESA video driver

vmware(4)

- VMware SVGA video driver

voodoo(4)

- Voodoo video driver

W

wavelan(4)

- AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver

wireshark-filter(4)

- Wireshark filter syntax and reference

Z

zero([null])

- data sink

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