question : any difference between "echo xxx > /dev/console" and printk

Hi all,

as topic, do anyone know is there any difference between them ? by theway, console should only output but not input , but i could still seesomething when i type " cat /dev/console" in one terminal then typesomething at the tty where i open the console. Can anyone tell me why?



Regards,
TOM
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