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.TH MKNOD 1M 
.SH NAME
mknod \- build special file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/mknod
name
[
.B c
] [
.B b
]
major
minor
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mknod
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 (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
.PP
The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
They have to be dug out of the
system source file
.I conf.c.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mknod(2)
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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH MKNOD 1M
	2	.SH NAME
	3	mknod \- build special file
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B /etc/mknod
	6	name
	7	[
	8	.B c
	9	] [
	10	.B b
	11	]
	12	major
	13	minor
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.I Mknod
	16	makes a special file.
	17	The first argument is the
	18	.I name
	19	of the entry.
	20	The second is
	21	.B b
	22	if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
	23	.B c
	24	if it is character-type (other devices).
	25	The last two arguments are
	26	numbers specifying the
	27	.I major
	28	device type
	29	and the
	30	.I minor
	31	device (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
	32	.PP
	33	The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
	34	They have to be dug out of the
	35	system source file
	36	.I conf.c.
	37	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	38	mknod(2)