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can a device like a hyperterminal(ttyUSB) be written and then accessed using cat command.
for example
command:cat /dev/ttyUSB0

throw some light on it if it's possible


Thanks in advance...

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Surely, it can be done...
Any device file can be accessed by using the standard functions like open, close, read, write etc, which are implemented in the device drivers.
So, we can very well cat and echo for a valid device file.

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