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MKNOD(VIII)                  2/11/75                  MKNOD(VIII)







NAME

     mknod - build special file



SYNOPSIS

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



DESCRIPTION

     Mknod makes a directory entry and corresponding i-node for 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 (II)



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