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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.

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