Linux will also mount some special file systems.
Linux还将装载一些特殊的文件系统。
S_ISCHR(mode) -- Is this a character special file?
S_ISCHR(mode)——是否为字符特殊文件？
S_ISFIFO (mode) — is this a pipe or FIFO special file?
S_ISFIFO (mode)——是否为管道或FIFO特殊文件？
Every COM API is described by a special file called a type library.
每个COMAPI都由一个称为类型库的特殊文件进行描述。
The first bit indicates that it's a special file, and the d stands for directory.
第一位表示它是一个特殊的文件，d 表示目录。
The checkpoint is stored in a special file called the checkpoint file.
检查点存储在称为检查点文件的特殊文件中。
Some websites require video, audio and special file types such as PDF documents.
——有些网页需要播放视频、音频或者PDF这样格式的媒体文件。
Both refer to the same device, and I can refer to the special file that I find most convenient.
两种都引用同一个设备，我可以引用我认为最方便的特殊文件。
On the other hand, there's a special file type whose data part carries a path to another file.
另外，有一个特殊的文件，其数据部分包含的是另外一个文件的路径。
When the special file is first opened, a new VM object is created that is associated with a virtual CPU.
当第一次打开这个特殊文件时，就会创建一个新的VM对象，它与一个虚拟cpu关联在一起。
Using a special file system location attribute, clients can query the server regarding the location of a file system.
使用一个特殊的文件系统位置属性，客户机可以向服务器进行关于文件系统位置的查询。
When the device node (special file) is created, it must sport the exact same major number that is used internally by the kernel.
当设备节点（特殊文件）创建后，它使用的主设备号必须同内核内部使用的完全相同。
There are also some special file systems such as crypts that let you encrypt an entire partition for storing confidential or personal data.
还有一些特殊的文件系统，比如crypts可以对整个分区进行加密，适合存储机密数据或个人数据。
However, other special file systems such as proc, are seen as a normal part of the file system, and its contents can be handled just like normal files.
不过，其他特殊的文件系统，比如proc，被看作是文件系统的常规部分，可以像普通文件一样对它进行处理。
Hackers use Unicode control characters 0x202e (RLO) to reverse parts of a special file name, which changes the look of the file name in Windows Explorer.
黑客使用Unicode控制字符0x202e (rlo)来反转文件名中的特定部分，使你在Windows中看到的文件名变成了另外一个样子。
The mapping from special file to kernel driver is made possible by the major number, not the actual device name, which is irrelevant to a non-devfs system.
让特殊文件到内核驱动程序的映射成为可能的是主设备号，而不是真实的设备名称（它和非 devfs 系统无关）。
For the PC, the bootable CD generally conforms to the El Torito specification, which treats a special file on the disc (possibly hidden) as a floppy diskette image.
对于PC来说，可启动CD通常遵守elTorito规范，这会将磁盘上的某个文件(可能是隐藏的)当作一个软盘映像来使用。
The journal is a special file that logs the changes destined for the file system in a circular buffer. At periodic intervals, the journal is committed to the file system.
所谓日志就是一种特殊的文件，它会在一个循环的缓冲区内记录文件系统的修改，然后将其定期提交到文件系统。
We then loop, rescanning the SCSI bus (by echoing a command to a special file in the /proc pseudo-filesystem and calling devfsd) until the root device (/dev/sda1 in my case) is present.
然后我们进行循环，重新扫描SCSI总线（通过将命令回送到 /procpseudo-filesystem中的特殊文件，并调用devfsd ），直到出现根设备（我的例子中为 /dev/sda1）。
We then loop, rescanning the SCSI bus (by echoing a command to a special file in the /proc pseudo-filesystem and calling devfsd) until the root device (/dev/sda1 in my case) is present.
然后我们进行循环，重新扫描SCSI总线（通过将命令回送到 /procpseudo-filesystem中的特殊文件，并调用devfsd ），直到出现根设备（我的例子中为 /dev/sda1）。
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