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how unix kernel distinguishes between a normal file and
device file ?
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Answer Posted / asif
Guest,
You are right about the 'ls' command, but 'ls' is a user
level command, which invokes (among others) read system
call to read and display directory contents (file/ dir
names in a directory). Ultimately kernel parses inode of
each file to get its type.
Rgds,
asif
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