Linux raw Command

What is Linux raw Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use raw command in Linux. raw command is raw - bind a Linux raw character device.

raw Syntax#

raw /dev/raw/raw <major> <minor>
raw /dev/raw/raw <device_name>
raw -q /dev/raw/raw<N>
raw -qa

raw Examples#

raw Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of raw command. raw command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for raw command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man raw

To open info page for raw command we can use command below.

info raw

To open help page from raw command we can run command below.

raw --help

Linux raw Command Source Code#

You can find raw command source code from the folowing repositories:

• raw source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use raw in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.