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Why are there symlinks in /dev? (LVM)
[root@SERVER ~] ls -la /dev/vg/root
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2012-10-28 10:29 /dev/vg/root -> ../mapper/vg-root
[root@SERVER ~]
QUESTION: Why are there symlinks? Why there couldn't be only 1 ...
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FreeBSD: Remove symlinks in devfs
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I have been rebuilding a small home NAS. This server represents my first 'real' foray into the world of server administration and it has taught me quite a bit already. Originally, the ...
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How does /dev/fd relate to /proc/self/fd/?
$ ls -l /dev/stdin /dev/fd/0
lrwx------ 1 tim tim 64 2011-08-07 09:53 /dev/fd/0 -> /dev/pts/2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2011-08-06 08:14 /dev/stdin -> /proc/self/fd/0
$ ls -l /dev/pts/2 ...
