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On 23.09.2013 21:05, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> 
> I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" 
> mean and how is it controlled?
> 
> [root at box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb*
> brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb
> brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb1
> 
> Bob
> 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls ;)
File types

$ ll --color /dev/sdb*

$ file /dev/sdb*
# file --special-files /dev/sdb*


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