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diff --git a/doc/hurd.texi b/doc/hurd.texi index b3ac9cf7..525bfa78 100644 --- a/doc/hurd.texi +++ b/doc/hurd.texi @@ -2899,6 +2899,14 @@ FIXME: finish @node Special Files @chapter Special Files +@menu +* fifo:: +* ifsock:: +* magic:: +* null:: +* devnode:: +@end menu + In Unix, any file that does not act as a general-purpose unit of storage is called a @dfn{special file}. These are FIFOs, Unix-domain sockets, and device nodes. In the Hurd, there is no need for the ``special @@ -2932,6 +2940,10 @@ FIXME: finish @node devnode @section devnode +@menu +* Invoking devnode:: +@end menu + @dfn{devnode} is a translator that creates the device file for the device, which provides another way for other programs to open the device. |