The file name of the hardware device in Linux

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"All Documents" is a very important idea in the Unix/linux system.

In a Linux system, each device is treated as a file, specifically to the hardware. The following is a list of the file names of several common devices in a Linux system.

Equipment Filename
IDE Hard disk /DEV/HD[A-D]
SCSI/SATA/USB HDD /DEV/SD[A-P]
U disk /DEV/SD[A-P] (same as SATA)
Mouse

USB:/DEV/USB/MOUSE[0-15]

Ps2:/dev/psaux

Current Mouse /dev/mouse
Current CD Rom/dvd ROM /dev/cdrom
Printer

25-pin:/dev/lp[0-2]

USB:/DEV/USB/LP[0-15]

Floppy drive /DEV/FD[0-1]

For more hardware devices and filenames supported by the Linux kernel, refer to http://www.kernel.org

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