NAME

intro − introduction to special files

DESCRIPTION

This section describes special files that refer to specific hardware peripherals and UNIX System device drivers.  The names of the entries are generally derived from names for the hardware, as opposed to the names of the special files themselves.  Characteristics of both the hardware device and the corresponding UNIX System device driver are discussed where applicable. 

BUGS

While the names of the entries generally refer to vendor hardware names, in certain cases these names are seemingly arbitrary for various historical reasons. 

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985