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15
Dynamic Device Nodes with udev
Dynamic Device
Nodes with udev
Linux kernel 2.6 introduces a new user space solution for a dynamic device
directory /dev with consistent device designations: udev. The previous
implementation of /dev with devfs no longer works and has been re-
placed by udev.
15.1 Creating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
15.2 Automization with NAME and SYMLINK . . . . . 325
15.3 Regular Expressions in Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
15.4 Key Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
15.5 Consistent Names for Mass Storage Devices . . . . 327