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Using linux, how can I create a device file outside of the /dev directory that will give me permission to open and read it?

I am using linux kernel 3.8, ubuntu 13.04, I am curious if there is a way to do this. Also, I would like to know if there is some generic reason for why this doesn't work for me. Thanks.

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icktoofay

Reputation: 129139

Device files are created with mknod. Permissions and owner can be changed with chmod and chown respectively. If the device file already exists, you may want to create a symbolic link to it instead using ln -s.

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Using linux, how can I create a device file outside of the /dev directory that will give me permission to open and read it?

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