Difference between c and b file types in /dev

Ashok · 07-02-2011, 12:43 AM

hi

crw-rw----, brw-rw---- .whats the difference between C & B.. This type of files located in /dev directory.

alar · 07-02-2011, 01:13 AM

Hi Ashok,

You should post each new question as a seperate thread. I can't give you a full answer to this anyway except to say they are different file types. I suppose you know d is directory and l is symlink. c & b are special file types.

Please ask this question again as a new post.

Cheers,
Allison

alar · 07-02-2011, 01:16 AM

To start a new thread click here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/

chrism01 · 07-03-2011, 08:26 PM

http://bashshell.net/file-permission...ux-file-types/

archtoad6 · 09-04-2011, 02:19 AM

alar,

Thanks for trying to help the newcomer, but you would clutter the thread less if just reported his OT post to be split into its own thread. (As I just did.)