---
name: "sys_devices"
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_devices"
---

# sys\_devices(5)

device tree

## NAME

/sys/devices/ - device tree

## SYNOPSIS

*/sys/devices/*

## DESCRIPTION

This is a directory that contains a filesystem representation of the kernel device tree, which is a hierarchy of *device* structures within the kernel.

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.0.

## SEE ALSO

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