.\" Copyright (c) 2020-2022 by Alejandro Colomar .\" and Copyright (c) 2020 by Michael Kerrisk .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" .\" .TH dev_t 3type 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME dev_t \- device ID .SH LIBRARY Standard C library .RI ( libc ) .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include .P .BR typedef " /* ... */ " dev_t; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION Used for device IDs. It is an integer type. For further details of this type, see .BR makedev (3). .SH STANDARDS POSIX.1-2008. .SH HISTORY POSIX.1-2001. .SH NOTES The following header also provides this type: .IR . .SH SEE ALSO .BR mknod (2), .BR stat (3type)