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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a simple daft question, as a total low level
new comer to cmd line stuff sort of bloke, what does "/dev" mean and do when in
a line like this - "mount /dev/hda1/ mnt" ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From looking on the net i found this /dev/null - a
virtual device, is that what /dev is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Russ.<FONT size=2></DIV>
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