Manual page for MKNOD(8)
mknod - build special file
SYNOPSIS
/usr/etc/mknod
filename
[
c
] [
b
]
major minor
/usr/etc/mknod
filename
p
DESCRIPTION
mknod
makes a special file. The first argument is the
filename
of the entry. In the first form, the second argument is
b
if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
c
if it is character-type (other devices). The last two arguments are
numbers specifying the
major
device type and the
minor
device (for example, unit, drive, or line number).
Only the super-user is permitted to invoke this form of the
mknod
command.
In the second form,
mknod
makes a named pipe (FIFO).
The first form of
mknod
is only for use by system configuration
people. Normally
you should use
/dev/MAKEDEV
instead when making special files.
SEE ALSO
mknod.2v
makedev.8
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Last modified 11/5/97
