MKNOD
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NAME
mknod - make a directory or a special file
SYNOPSIS
mknod(name, mode, addr)
char *name;
DESCRIPTION
Mknod
creates a new file
whose name is the null-terminated string pointed
to by
name.
The mode of the new file
(including directory and special file bits)
is initialized from
mode.
(The protection part of the mode
is modified by the process's mode mask; see
umask(2)).
The first block pointer of the i-node
is initialized from
addr.
For ordinary files and directories
addr
is normally zero.
In the case of a special file,
addr
specifies which special file.
Mknod
may be invoked only by the super-user.
SEE ALSO
mkdir(1), mknod(1), filsys(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned if the file has been made; -1
if the file already exists
or if the user is not the super-user.
ASSEMBLER
(mknod = 14.)
sys mknod; name; mode; addr
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