I've always assumed it's because it allows for plug-and-play devices to be
connected and mounted without having to reboot the system
On 25/08/2014 11:31 AM, David Bowskill da...@bowskill.net wrote:
Hello all
I have a simple question - why are there more files in the /dev directory
then actual existing devices on a particular machine ?
In particular, on start up, why does not the system interrogate the
hardware and only create files corresponding to the actual hardware present
? - in order to avoid confusion.
Thanks for answers
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