bsd man page for mknod

MKNOD(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  MKNOD(8)

NAME
       mknod - build special file

SYNOPSIS
       /sbin/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minor

DESCRIPTION
       Mknod  makes a special file.  The first argument is the name of the entry.  The second is b if the special file is block-type (disks, tape)
       or c if it is character-type (other devices).  The last two arguments are numbers specifying the major device type  and	the  minor  device
       (e.g. unit, drive, or line number).

       The assignment of major device numbers is specific to each system.  They have to be dug out of the system source file conf.c.

SEE ALSO
       mknod(2), makedev(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution					 November 16, 1996							  MKNOD(8)