[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: how is debian filling /dev/



On Ma, 15 ian 13, 08:31:02, Maroš Žilka wrote:
> HI,
> 
> I was reading The Linux System Administrator's Guide
> [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html] and there is stated that
> device files are creatied by /dev/MAKEDEV but in my debian stable
> instalation /dev/MAKEDEV is just symbolic link to /bin/true and i also
> find out that there is package makedev which provides that but it is
> not installed, so my question is what is default mechanism for debian
> to fill /dev/ and more specifically how are /dev/loop* files created.

udev

Kind regards,
Andrei
-- 
Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: