proc_devices(5)

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version 6.20 · 10 versions
, in arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

/proc/devices — major numbers and device groups 🎀

(it's a proc_devices(5) situation, aka a File Formats Manual moment, iykyk)

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

/proc/devices

It's a text listing of major numbers and device groups, bestie. That's it, that's the whole vibe. 💅

And what's it for? It can be used by MAKEDEV scripts so they stay consistent with the kernel. Consistency queen behavior tbh. 👑

not me gatekeeping kernel consistency… anyway 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

  • proc(5) — the mothership, go read it 💖

okay that's the whole page, short and slay ✨ it came to you from Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2026-02-08 — mwah, no cap 💋💖🌸

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