mknod.8

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.TH mknod 8 
.SH Name
mknod \- make special file
.SH Syntax
.B /etc/mknod
name
[
.B c
] [
.B b
]
major
minor
.br
.B /etc/mknod
name 
.B p
.SH Description
.NXR "mknod command"
.NXAM "mknod command" "mknod system call"
.NXR "special file" "building"
The
.PN mknod
command makes a special file.
The first argument is the
.I name
of the entry.
The second is
.B b
if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
.B c
if it is character-type (other devices).
The last two arguments are
numbers specifying the
.I major
device type
and the
.I minor
device (for example, unit, drive, or line number).
.PP
The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
These numbers are obtained from the system source file
.I conf.c.
.PP
The
.PN mknod
command can also be used to create fifo's, also known as
named pipes, (second case in the Syntax section above).
.SH See Also
mknod(2)