mknod(1M_XNX)       (XENIX System Compatibility)       mknod(1M_XNX)


       NAME
             mknod - (XENIX) make a special file

       SYNOPSIS
             mknod name b | c major minor
             mknod name p
             mknod name m
             mknod name s

       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 either 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 [see mknod(2)
             for information on minor device number values].  The
             assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
             You must be the super-user to use this form of the command.

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

             The third case, m, is used to create XENIX shared memory
             handles.

             The fourth case, s, is used to create XENIX semaphore handles.

       REFERENCES
             mknod(2)


















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