Query: mknod
OS: bsd
Section: 8
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MKNOD(8) System Manager's Manual MKNOD(8)NAMEmknod - build special fileSYNOPSIS/sbin/mknod name [ c ] [ b ] major minorDESCRIPTIONMknod 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 ALSOmknod(2), makedev(8) 4th Berkeley Distribution November 16, 1996 MKNOD(8)