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           intro - introduction to special files

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           This section describes various special files that refer to
           specific hardware peripherals and ROS System device drivers.
           The names of the entries are generally derived from names
           for the hardware, as opposed to the names of the special
           files themselves.  Characteristics of both the hardware
           device and the corresponding ROS System device driver are
           discussed where applicable.

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           Each device in section (7) has a major device number, minor
           device number, a block- or character-type, and a standard
           file name.  This paragraph gives those details.

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           While the names of the entries _g_e_n_e_r_a_l_l_y refer to vendor
           hardware names, in certain cases these names are seemingly
           arbitrary for various historical reasons.


































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