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.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)mknod.8	6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH MKNOD 8 ""
.UC 4
.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), makedev(8)
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567617cb KM	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
	4	.\"
465f54ce	5	.\" @(#)mknod.8 6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
567617cb	6	.\"
03724d54	7	.TH MKNOD 8 ""
567617cb KM	8	.UC 4
	9	.SH NAME
	10	mknod \- build special file
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B /etc/mknod
	13	name
	14	[
	15	.B c
	16	] [
	17	.B b
	18	]
	19	major
	20	minor
	21	.SH DESCRIPTION
	22	.I Mknod
	23	makes a special file.
	24	The first argument is the
	25	.I name
	26	of the entry.
	27	The second is
	28	.B b
	29	if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
	30	.B c
	31	if it is character-type (other devices).
	32	The last two arguments are
	33	numbers specifying the
	34	.I major
	35	device type
	36	and the
	37	.I minor
	38	device (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
	39	.PP
	40	The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
	41	They have to be dug out of the
	42	system source file
	43	.I conf.c.
	44	.SH "SEE ALSO"
465f54ce	45	mknod(2), makedev(8)