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Cc: stable@freebsd.org, d_elbracht <d_elbracht@ecngs.de>
Subject: Re: Block device
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On Tuesday 04 November 2008 15:32:01 d_elbracht wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> can someone please explain, why
>  	stat -x /dev/da1
>
> show the SCSI-Drive as a character-device ?
>
> Also,   on the same device
>
> 	S_ISREG(st.st_mode) is false
>
> 	S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) is true

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics-block.html

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