MKNOD(1M)            INTERACTIVE UNIX System            MKNOD(1M)



          NAME
               mknod - build special file

          SYNOPSIS
               /etc/mknod name b | c major minor
               /etc/mknod name p

          DESCRIPTION
               The mknod command makes a directory entry and corresponding
               inode for a special file.

               The first argument is the name of the entry. The UNIX System
               convention is to keep such files in the /dev directory.

               In the first case, 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 (e.g.,
               unit, drive, or line number).  They may be either decimal or
               octal.  The assignment of major device numbers is specific
               to each system.  The information is contained in the system
               source file conf.c.  You must be the super-user to use this
               form of the command.

               The second case is the form of the mknod that is used to
               create FIFO's (a.k.a named pipes).

          WARNING
               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.

          SEE ALSO
               mknod(2) in the INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and Programmer's
               Reference Manual.




















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