Talk:Device node

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[edit] socket device files

Can someone add socket device files like /dev/log, /dev/gpmdata, etc.? I would do it by myself, but I almost know nothing of them. --Gronau 11:35, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

"A device node, device file, or device special file is a type of special file used on many Unix-like operating systems." So named pipes (FIFOs) and Unix domain sockets (local sockets) don't belong here unless we widen the scope of this article. I wouldn't suggest that because they are just forms of inter-process communication (IPC). The different file types are listed at File system permissions#Symbolic notation. --TuukkaH 18:39, 15 April 2006 (UTC)