Section 4: special files - Linux man pages

acecad(4)
Acecad Flair input driver
aiptek(4)
Aiptek USB Digital Tablet Input Driver for
antinat.xml(4)
config file for antinat
apm(4)
Alliance ProMotion video driver
app(4)
Application resource file
appup(4)
Application upgrade file
ati(4)
ATI video driver
calcomp(4)
Calcomp input driver
castor_limits(4)
LCG internal limits
cciss(4)
HP Smart Array block driver
cckd(4)
Hercules Compressed CKD DASD image file
chips(4)
Chips/Technologies video driver
cirrus(4)
Cirrus Logic video driver
citron(4)
Citron Infrared Touch Driver
clog_commtype(4)
print communicator creation event type
clog_cput(4)
move log record from one of input buffers to output
clog_csync(4)
synchronize clocks for adjusting times in merge
clog_finalize(4)
Finalize CLOG logging
clog_get_new_event(4)
obtain unused event id
clog_get_new_state(4)
obtain unused state id
clog_init(4)
Initialize for CLOG logging
clog_init_buffers(4)
initialize necessary buffers for clog logging
clog_mergelogs(4)
merge individual logfiles into one via messages
clog_mergend(4)
finish log processing
clog_msgtype(4)
print communication event type
clog_newbuff(4)
get/initialize new block of buffer
clog_nodebuffer2disk(4)
dump buffers into temporary log file
clog_output(4)
output block of log. byte ordering, if needed, will be performed in this function using conversion routines got from Petsc
clog_procbuf(4)
postprocess buffer of log records before merging
clog_reclen(4)
length of log record by type
clog_rectype(4)
print log record type
clog_reinit_buff(4)
reads CLOG_BLOCKS from temporary logfile into memory
clog_treesetup(4)
locally determine parent/children in binary tree
config(4)
config file
console(4)
console terminal/virtual consoles
console_codes(4)
console escape/control sequences
console_ioctl(4)
ioctl's for console terminal/virtual consoles
cpuid(4)
x86 CPUID access device
crontabs(4)
config/scripts for running periodical jobs
cyrix(4)
Cyrix video driver
diameter_dict(4)
Dictionary inteface of diameter application
dmc(4)
DMC input driver
dsp56k(4)
DSP56001 interface device
dynapro(4)
Dynapro input driver
elographics(4)
Elographics input driver
epoll(4)
I/O event notification facility
evdev(4)
Generic input driver
exa(4)
new 2D acceleration architecture for X.Org
fbdev(4)
video driver for framebuffer device
fbdevhw(4)
os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access
fd(4)
floppy disk device
fifo(4)
first-in first-out special file, named pipe
fpit(4)
Fujitsu Stylistic input driver
full(4)
always full device
futex(4)
Fast Userspace Locking
glide(4)
Glide video driver
glint(4)
GLINT/Permedia video driver
hd(4)
MFM/IDE hard disk devices
hpsa(4)
HP Smart Array SCSI driver
hunspell(4)
format of Hunspell dictionaries/affix files
i128(4)
Number 9 I128 Xorg video driver
i740(4)
Intel i740 video driver
i810(4)
Intel 8xx integrated graphics chipsets
ibod.cf(4)
config file for ibod
initrd(4)
boot loader initialized RAM disk
intel(4)
Intel integrated graphics chipsets
intro(4)
introduction to special files
irnet(4)
IrNET protocol device
isdn_audio(4)
audio extension of ttyI ISDN char devices
isdnctrl(4)
ISDN control device
isdninfo(4)
ISDN status device
js_x(4)
JamStudio input driver
kbd(4)
Keyboard input driver
keyboard(4)
Keyboard input driver
kmem(4)
system memory, kernel memory and system ports
lp(4)
line printer devices
magictouch(4)
null input driver
mailcap(4)
metamail capabilities file
md(4)
Multiple Device driver aka Software RAID
mem(4)
system memory, kernel memory and system ports
mga(4)
Matrox video driver
mgettydefs(4)
speed/terminal settings used by mgetty
microtouch(4)
MicroTouch input driver
miff(4)
Magick Image File Format
mmv(4)
Memory Mapped Values for Performance Co-Pilot
modesetting(4)
video driver for framebuffer device
modulefile(4)
files containing Tcl code for Modules package
mouse(4)
serial mouse interface
mouse-driver(4)
Mouse input driver
mousedrv(4)
Xorg mouse input driver
mpe(4)
MultiProcessing Environment
mpe_add_rgb_color(4)
Adds color to colormap given its RGB values
mpe_capturefile(4)
Sets base filename used to capture output from updates
mpe_close_graphics(4)
Closes X11 graphics device
mpe_comm_global_rank(4)
Returns rank in MPI_COMM_WORLD for given pair
mpe_counter_create(4)
create/initialize shared counter
mpe_counter_free(4)
free communicators associated with counter
mpe_counter_nxtval(4)
obtain next value from shared counter, and update
mpe_decomp1d(4)
Compute balanced decomposition of 1-D array
mpe_describe_comm_event(4)
Describe attribs of event with byte informational data in specified MPI_Comm/on thread that function is invoked
mpe_describe_comm_state(4)
Describe attribs of state with byte informational data in specified MPI_Comm/on thread that function is invoked
mpe_describe_event(4)
Create log record describing event type
mpe_describe_info_event(4)
Describe attribs of event with byte informational data in MPI_COMM_WORLD
mpe_describe_info_state(4)
Describe attribs of state with byte informational data in MPI_COMM_WORLD
mpe_describe_state(4)
Create log record describing state
mpe_draw_circle(4)
Draws circle
mpe_draw_line(4)
Draws line on X11 display
mpe_draw_logic(4)
Sets logical operation for laying down new pixels
mpe_draw_point(4)
Draws point on X Windows display
mpe_draw_points(4)
Draws points on X Windows display
mpe_draw_string(4)
Draw text string
mpe_errors_call_debugger(4)
On error, print message and to start specified debugger on program
mpe_fill_circle(4)
Fills circle
mpe_fill_rectangle(4)
Draws filled rectangle on X11 display
mpe_finish_log(4)
Send log to master, who writes it out
mpe_get_mouse_press(4)
Waits for mouse button press
mpe_gethostname(4)
Parameters: + name : char pointer - nlen : integer
mpe_gettags(4)
Returns tags that can be used in communication with communicator
mpe_iget_mouse_press(4)
Checks for mouse button press
mpe_init_log(4)
Initialize for logging
mpe_initialized_logging(4)
Indicate whether MPE_Init_log/MPE_Finish_log have been called
mpe_io_stdout_to_file(4)
Re-direct stdout to file
mpe_line_thickness(4)
Sets thickness of lines
mpe_log_bare_event(4)
Logs bare event in MPI_COMM_WORLD
mpe_log_comm_event(4)
Log event in specified MPI_Comm
mpe_log_comm_receive(4)
log receive event of message within specified MPI_Comm
mpe_log_comm_send(4)
Log send event of message within specified MPI_Comm
mpe_log_event(4)
Logs event
mpe_log_get_event_number(4)
Gets unused event number
mpe_log_get_solo_eventid(4)
single event number to be used to define EVENT drawable through MPE_Describe_event()
mpe_log_get_state_eventids(4)
pair of event numbers to be used to define STATE drawable through MPE_Describe_state()
mpe_log_info_event(4)
Logs infomational event in MPI_COMM_WORLD
mpe_log_merged_logfilename(4)
return immutable name of merged final logfile
mpe_log_pack(4)
pack informational data into byte buffer to be stored in infomational event. routine will byteswap data if it is invoked on small endian machine
mpe_log_receive(4)
log sending of message
mpe_log_send(4)
Logs sending of message
mpe_log_sync_clocks(4)
synchronize/recalibrate all MPI clocks to minimize effect of time drift. It is like longer version of MPI_Comm_barrier;
mpe_make_color_array(4)
Makes array of color indices
mpe_num_colors(4)
Gets number of available colors
mpe_open_graphics(4)
opens X Windows display
mpe_print_datatype_pack_action(4)
Prints operations performed in pack of datatype
mpe_print_datatype_unpack_action(4)
Prints operations performed in unpack of datatype
mpe_returntags(4)
Returns tags allocated with MPE_GetTags
mpe_seq_begin(4)
Begins sequential section of code
mpe_seq_end(4)
Ends sequential section of code
mpe_signals_call_debugger(4)
Process-killing signals invoke MPE error handler
mpe_start_log(4)
Begin logging of events
mpe_stop_log(4)
Stop logging events
mpe_tagsend(4)
Returns private keyval
mpe_update(4)
Updates X11 display
msr(4)
x86 CPU MSR access device
mutouch(4)
Microtouch input driver
mwmrc(4)
Motif Window Manager Resource Description File
neomagic(4)
Neomagic video driver
newport(4)
Newport video driver
nouveau(4)
NVIDIA video driver
nsc(4)
Nsc video driver
null(4)
data sink
nv(4)
NVIDIA video driver
openchrome(4)
video driver for VIA Unichromes
palmax(4)
Palmax touchscreen driver
pcp.conf(4)
Performance Co-Pilot config/environment file
pcp.env(4)
set Performance Co-Pilot run-time environment variables
penmount(4)
PenMount input driver
pmieconf(4)
generalized pmie rules/customizations
pmns(4)
performance metrics name space
port(4)
system memory, kernel memory and system ports
ptmx(4)
pseudoterminal master/slave
pts(4)
pseudoterminal master/slave
r128(4)
ATI Rage 128 video driver
r500(4)
ATI r500 video driver
radeon(4)
ATI/AMD RADEON video driver
ram(4)
ram disk device
random(4)
kernel random number source devices
rel(4)
Release resource file
relup(4)
Release upgrade file
rendition(4)
Rendition video driver
rtc(4)
real-time clock
s3virge(4)
S3 ViRGE video driver
savage(4)
S3 Savage video driver
script(4)
Boot script
sd(4)
driver for SCSI disk drives
siliconmotion(4)
Silicon Motion video driver
sis(4)
SiS/XGI video driver
sisusb(4)
SiS USB video driver
sk98lin(4)
Marvell/SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet driver
st(4)
SCSI tape device
sunbw2(4)
BW2 video driver
suncg14(4)
CG14 video driver
suncg3(4)
CG3 video driver
suncg6(4)
GX/Turbo GX video driver
sunffb(4)
SUNFFB video driver
sunleo(4)
Leo video driver
suntcx(4)
TCX video driver
synaptics(4)
touchpad input driver
tdfx(4)
3Dfx video driver
tek4957(4)
Tektronix 4957 input driver
trident(4)
Trident video driver
tseng(4)
Tseng Labs video driver
tty(4)
controlling terminal
tty_ioctl(4)
ioctls for terminals/serial lines
ttyi(4)
ISDN char devices with modem emulator
ttys(4)
serial terminal lines
twconfig(4)
Tripwire config file reference
twpolicy(4)
Tripwire policy file reference
ur98(4)
UR98 head tracker driver
urandom(4)
kernel random number source devices
v4l(4)
video4linux driver
vcs(4)
virtual console memory
vcsa(4)
virtual console memory
vesa(4)
Generic VESA video driver
vga(4)
Generic VGA video driver
via(4)
VIA unichrome graphics driver
vmmouse(4)
VMware Mouse input driver
vmware(4)
VMware SVGA video driver
void(4)
null input driver
voodoo(4)
Voodoo video driver
wacom(4)
Wacom input driver
wavelan(4)
AT&T GIS WaveLAN ISA device driver
xgi(4)
XGI video driver
zero(4)
data sink