MKNOD(8)                GENIX Programmer's Manual                MKNOD(8)



      NAME
           mknod - build special file

      SYNOPSIS
           /etc/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor

      DESCRIPTION
           Mknod makes a special file.  The first argument is the name  of  the
           entry.   The  second  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).

           The assignment of major device numbers is specific to  each  system.
           They have to be dug out of the system source file conf.c.

      SEE ALSO
           mknod(2)





































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