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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!bnrgate!bnr.co.uk!zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk!uknet!lucifer!rst From: rst@liciren.li.co.uk (Richard Thombs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Subject: Re: Naming convention for tty-like devices Message-ID: <1776@lucifer.UUCP> Date: 14 May 93 13:09:12 GMT References: <DERAADT.93May7134937@newt.fsa.ca> <C6xyBv.845@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> Organization: Lucas Powertrain Systems, Electronic Control Group, UK Lines: 14 'scuse me, but what is wrong with the more 'usual' system such as:- tty[a-z] Com ports tty[p-z][0-9a-f] Pseudo ttys I certainly think than /dev/com[01] should go, for a start it's damn confusing initially. R. -- Richard Thombs Lucas Powertrain Systems, Systems Administrator Phoenix Way, Mail: rst@liciren.li.co.uk Cirencester, GL7 1QG, Phone: +44 285 657981 x233 England.