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.TH MKNOD 8  "4 February 1983"
.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)
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bea22c67 C	1	.TH MKNOD 8 "4 February 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	mknod \- build special file
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B /etc/mknod
	7	name
	8	[
	9	.B c
	10	] [
	11	.B b
	12	]
	13	major
	14	minor
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Mknod
	17	makes a special file.
	18	The first argument is the
	19	.I name
	20	of the entry.
	21	The second is
	22	.B b
	23	if the special file is block-type (disks, tape) or
	24	.B c
	25	if it is character-type (other devices).
	26	The last two arguments are
	27	numbers specifying the
	28	.I major
	29	device type
	30	and the
	31	.I minor
	32	device (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).
	33	.PP
	34	The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.
	35	They have to be dug out of the
	36	system source file
	37	.I conf.c.
	38	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	39	mknod(2)