gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$ sudo ls -l sda*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 2008-03-24 19:53 sda
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 2008-03-24 20:10 sda1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 2008-03-24 20:10 sda2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 2008-03-24 20:10 sda5
gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$ sudo rm sda?
gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$ sudo ls -l sda*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 2008-03-24 19:53 sda
gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$ sudo udevtrigger
gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$ sudo ls -l sda*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 2008-03-24 19:53 sda
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 2008-03-24 20:13 sda1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 2008-03-24 20:13 sda2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 2008-03-24 20:13 sda5
gregp@gregp-desktop:/dev$