need terminology help

[Mike MacCana]

On 7/9/06, Duncan Lithgow <duncan at lithgow-schmidt.dk> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 00:29 +1000, Mike MacCana wrote:
> > device file or device node is best. the term 'device' can mean the
> > physical hardware. node is correct (the program used to make these
> > files is called 'mknod')  but not widely understood.
>
> Thanks, I'll stick with device file then, seems most easily understood.
>
> Are my references to udev making these nodes incorrect? Should it refer
> instead to mknod?


No, and no.

In the old days, nodes were made statically with mknod, now udev creates all
of them as they're needed. mknod is still used in a few cases.

Mention the tool used to create the nodes if its absolutely necessary,
otherwise don't bother.

Mike
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