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B-Con

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From: Frisco, TX

Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 549

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Documentation for /dev ?

Is there anywhere I can go for semi-extensive documentation on all (non dynamically-added, of course) devices in /dev? It'd be nice to have someplace to go straight for my questions (I like documentation), rather than bugging random forum members for something that's surely outlined someplace.

I've found a site that does one-liner definitions for most things in /proc, but nothing with good documentation for /proc or any documentation for all of /dev.

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- "Cryptographically secure linear feedback based shift registers" -- a phrase that'll get any party started.
- My AUR packages.
- I use i3 on my i7.

david_e

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From: Italy

Registered: 2006-08-28

Posts: 83

Re: Documentation for /dev ?

Look inside the kernel source tarballs:

Documentation/devices.txt

or for the on-line version of it:

http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices-2.6+.txt

there is a lot of useful documentation shipped with every kernel source tarball.

Last edited by david_e (2008-02-21 16:01:15)

B-Con

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From: Frisco, TX

Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 549

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Re: Documentation for /dev ?

Cool, should've thought to look at through the source myself.

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- "Cryptographically secure linear feedback based shift registers" -- a phrase that'll get any party started.
- My AUR packages.
- I use i3 on my i7.