NAME

mknod − make a special file

SYNOPSIS

mknod name b major minor
mknod name c major minor
mknod name p

AVAILABILITY

SUNWcsu

DESCRIPTION

mknod makes a directory entry for a special file. 

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

b Create a block-type special file. 

c Create a character-type special file. 

p Create a FIFO (named pipe). 

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported:

major The major device number. 

minor The minor device number; can be either decimal or octal.  The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.  You must be the super-user to use this form of the command. 

name A special file to be created. 

SEE ALSO

ftp(1), in.ftpd(1M), mknod(2), symlink(2)

NOTES

If mknod(2) is used to create a device, the major and minor device numbers are always interpreted by the kernel running on that machine. 

With the advent of physical device naming, it would be preferable to create a symbolic link to the physical name of the device (in the /devices subtree) rather than using mknod. 

SunOS 5.5.1  —  Last change: 6 Nov 1995