Erik Mouw writes:
> Ehm, I think you're right:
>
> bash-2.01# ls -l /dev/console
> crw-r--r-- 1 root root 4, 0 Dec 16 1997 /dev/console
>
> It should be device 5,1 right?
Correct. 4,0 is "current virtual console", not /dev/console.
Here is the definitive information:
5 char Alternate TTY devices
0 = /dev/tty Current TTY device
1 = /dev/console System console
2 = /dev/ptmx PTY master multiplex
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