| 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) |