1MKNOD(1M)                                                            MKNOD(1M)
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NAME

6       mknod - build special file
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor
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DESCRIPTION

12       Mknod  makes  a  special  file.   The first argument is the name of the
13       entry.  The second is b if the special file is block-type (disks, tape)
14       or  c  if it is character-type (other devices).  The last two arguments
15       are numbers specifying the major device type and the minor device (e.g.
16       unit, drive, or line number).
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18       The  assignment  of  major  device  numbers is specific to each system.
19       They have to be dug out of the system source file conf.c.
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SEE ALSO

22       mknod(2)
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