Chapter 5. Device Files

Table of Contents
5.1. The MAKEDEV Script
5.2. The mknod command
5.3. Device List

This chapter gives an overview of what a device file is, and how to create one. It also lists some of the more common device files. The canonical list of device files is /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt if you have the Linux kernel source code installed on your system. The devices listed here are correct as of kernel version 2.2.17.