mknod(1M)                                                         mknod(1M)

NAME
     mknod - make a special file

SYNOPSIS
     /sbin/mknod name b | c major minor

     /sbin/mknod name p

DESCRIPTION
     mknod makes a directory entry for a special file.

     In the first case, name is the special file to be created. The second
     argument is b to indicate a block-type special file or c to indicate a
     character-type. The last two arguments are numbers specifying the
     major and minor device numbers; these may be either decimal or octal.
     The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system. You
     must be the superuser to use this form of the command.

     The second case is used to create a FIFO (named pipe).

NOTES
     If mknod is used to create a device in a remote directory (Remote File
     Sharing), the major and minor device numbers are interpreted by the
     server.

LOCALE
     The LCMESSAGES environment variable governs the language in which
     message texts are displayed.

     If LCMESSAGES is undefined or is defined as the null string, it
     defaults to the value of LANG. If LANG is likewise undefined or null,
     the system acts as if it were not internationalized.

     If any of the locale variables has an invalid value, the system acts
     as if none of the variables was set.

     The LCALL environment variable governs the entire locale. LCALL
     takes precedence over all the other environment variables which affect
     internationalization.

SEE ALSO
     mknod(2).













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