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In linux, the kernel identifies devices, not by the name (which is just there for user help) but by [...] and [...] numbers of the device. <-- looking for two different words for each occulsion

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Major and Minor

^^ note Major is for the device category/set, such as disks, where as minor is for the exact device id in that set, e.g. /dev/sda1 will have unique combination of major and minor number.

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Major and Minor

^^ note Major is for the device category/set, such as disks, where as minor is for the exact device id in that set, e.g. /dev/sda1 will have unique combination of major and minor number.

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18. UNIX Devices
vided into sets called major device numbers. For instance, all SCSI disks are major number 8. Further, each individual device has a minor device number like /dev/sda , which is minor device 0. M<span>ajor and minor device numbers identify the device to the kernel. The file name of the device is arbitrary and is chosen for convenience and consistency. You can see the major and minor device number ( 8, 0 ) in the ls listing for /dev/sda : brw-rw--

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