---
name: "sys_block"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-07"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/sys_block"
---

# sys\_block(5)

block devices

## NAME

/sys/block/ - block devices

## SYNOPSIS

*/sys/block/*

## DESCRIPTION

This subdirectory contains one symbolic link for each block device that has been discovered on the system. The symbolic links point to corresponding directories under */sys/devices/*.

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.0.

## SEE ALSO

[**sysfs**(5)](/man/sysfs/5.md)