On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA <bobgood...@wildblue.net> wrote: > > I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean > and how is it controlled? > > [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* > brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb > brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb1
It is a block/buffered special file. See mknod. John -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
