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Cygwin: Document /dev/disk/by-* subdirectories 

Signed-off-by: Christian Franke <christian.franke@t-online.de>
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Christian Franke 2023-11-17 18:41:08 +01:00 committed by Corinna Vinschen
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class expressions, and collating symbols in the search pattern, i.e., class expressions, and collating symbols in the search pattern, i.e.,
[:alnum:], [=a=], [.aa.]. [:alnum:], [=a=], [.aa.].
- Introduce /dev/disk directory with subdirectories by-id and by-partuuid. - Introduce /dev/disk directory with various by-* subdirectories which
The by-id directory provides symlinks for each disk and its partitions: provide symlinks to disk and partition raw devices:
BUSTYPE-[VENDOR_]PRODUCT_[SERIAL|HASH][-partN] -> ../../sdX[N]. by-drive/DRIVE_LETTER -> ../../sdXN
The by-partuuid directory provides symlinks for each MBR and GPT disk by-label/VOLUME_LABEL -> ../../sdXN
partition: MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN, GPT_GUID -> ../../sdXN. by-id/BUSTYPE-[VENDOR_]PRODUCT_[SERIAL|0xHASH][-partN] -> ../../sdX[N]
by-partuuid/MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN
by-partuuid/GPT_GUID -> ../../sdXN
by-uuid/VOLUME_SERIAL -> ../../sdXN
by-voluuid/MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN
by-voluuid/VOLUME_GUID -> ../../sdXN
The subdirectories by-drive and by-voluuid are Cygwin specific.
- Introduce /proc/codesets and /proc/locales with information on - Introduce /proc/codesets and /proc/locales with information on
supported codesets and locales for all interested parties. Locale(1) supported codesets and locales for all interested parties. Locale(1)

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</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
Introduce /dev/disk directory with subdirectories by-id and by-partuuid. Introduce /dev/disk directory with various by-* subdirectories which
The by-id directory provides symlinks for each disk and its partitions: provide symlinks to disk and partition raw devices:
<screen> <screen>
BUSTYPE-[VENDOR_]PRODUCT_[SERIAL|0xHASH][-partN] -> ../../sdX[N] by-drive/DRIVE_LETTER -> ../../sdXN
</screen> by-label/VOLUME_LABEL -> ../../sdXN
The by-partuuid directory provides symlinks for each MBR and GPT disk by-id/BUSTYPE-[VENDOR_]PRODUCT_[SERIAL|0xHASH][-partN] -> ../../sdX[N]
partition: by-partuuid/MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN
<screen> by-partuuid/GPT_GUID -> ../../sdXN
MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN by-uuid/VOLUME_SERIAL -> ../../sdXN
GPT_GUID -> ../../sdXN by-voluuid/MBR_SERIAL-OFFSET -> ../../sdXN
by-voluuid/VOLUME_GUID -> ../../sdXN
</screen> </screen>
The subdirectories by-drive and by-voluuid are Cygwin specific.
</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>