devfs (Device Filesystem)

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf filesystem
gptkbp:author gptkb:Richard_Gooch
gptkbp:category device management
virtual filesystem
gptkbp:compatibleWith modern Linux distributions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label devfs (Device Filesystem)
gptkbp:introducedIn Linux kernel 2.3.46
gptkbp:mountPoint /dev
gptkbp:provides dynamic device node management
gptkbp:purpose manage device nodes in /dev directory
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:udev
gptkbp:status deprecated
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:FreeBSD
gptkb:DragonFly_BSD
Unix-like operating systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rich_Gooch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7