Finding your printer

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Dan -
Input-output devices are either 'character' or 'block'. Block
devices have a file system and the data are stored in files. So
your printer devices are definitely character devices.

HTH - Chuck


On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Dan Murphy wrote:

> Hi Jeff.  Well I think I might be looking at a dead parallel cable, but I
> won't have access to another until tomorrow.
> thanks.  I see /dev/lp0,1 and 2, but they are listed as character so I'm
> not sure what that's all about.
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