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


NAME
     mknod - build special file

SYNOPSIS
     /sbin/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), makedev(8)


Printed 11/24/99	November 16, 1996			1