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- .th MKNOD VIII 2/11/75
- .sh NAME
- mknod \*- build special file
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd /etc/mknod
- name
- [
- .bd c
- ] [
- .bd b
- ]
- major
- minor
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Mknod
- makes a directory entry and corresponding i-node
- for a special file.
- The first argument is the
- .it name
- of the entry.
- The second is
- .bd b
- if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
- .bd c
- if it is character-type (other devices).
- The last two arguments are
- numbers specifying the
- .it major
- device type
- and the
- .it minor
- device (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
- .s3
- The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
- They have to be dug out of the
- system source file
- .it conf.c.
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- mknod (II)
- .sh BUGS
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