THE UNIX ACRONYM LIST

Unix Special Files

F H K L M P R T

AcronymMeaning
fd floppy disk
hd hard disk
kmem kernel memory
lp line printer
mem memory
pty pseudo tty
r... raw (e. g. rfd0 = raw floppy disk 0)
rmt raw magnetic tape
tty teletype

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