On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh) <[email protected]> wrote: > The /dev/console still is there: > bash-4.0# ls -al /proc/self/fd > dr-x------ 2 root root 0 Jan 6 06:08 . > dr-xr-xr-x 5 root root 0 Jan 6 06:08 .. > lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 0 -> > /dev/console (deleted) > lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 1 -> > /dev/console (deleted) > lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 2 -> > /dev/console (deleted) > lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 3ls: > /proc/self/fd/3: cannot read link (not a symlink?) > > bash-4.0# ls -al /dev/console > crw-r--r-- 1 root root 5, 1 Sep 15 2009 /dev/console > > > Any other idea????
That means, the file is first opened and then unlinked. So, IMO in simple words it's like having "seamless" access to console. The unlinking process, IMO, is done to allow redirection later, whether it's for stdin, stdout and stderr -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [email protected] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
